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Posted by: CJIS

Man arrested, cuffed for using $2 bills at Best Buy

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A man trying to pay a fee using $2 bills was arrested, handcuffed and taken to jail after clerks at a Best Buy store questioned the currency's legitimacy and called police. According to an account in the Baltimore Sun, 57-year-old Mike Bolesta was shocked to find himself taken to the Baltimore County lockup in Cockeysville, Md.,

Posted by: justanotherparatrooper

I think Id be callin my lawyer, thats complete bullshit.

Posted by: Delta784

A bit quick on the trigger, don't you think? It's pretty sad that a cop doesn't know what a $2 bill looks like.

Retain the bills, get positive ID, and if they turn out to be bogus, you can always summons or apply for a warrant later.

Posted by: dano448

The poor guy is probably just a patron of the "fine arts"!

Posted by: Inspector

Latest word I get is those "fine artists" now want $5.00's

Posted by: kttref

Wow...

Posted by: DPD77

I better stop using the $2.00 bills I get a Zacharies in Mashpee!!

Posted by: MPDReserve

What are the odds that that many people had never seen a two dollar bill before? Whoever actually arrested this guy deserves everything he's got coming to him now. And what kind of jackass is the spokesman for the department? I don't even know how he can link the "post-9/11 world" to a guy paying a bill with $2 bills. Are $2 bills common currency for terrorist groups or something?

Posted by: USMCTrooper

Generations post 1980 have very little knowledge of what was common pre 1980. I'll bet if he used a Susan B Anthony dollar or a JFK half dollar the end result would have been the same. Seriously, have any of you encountered new guys ages 20 - 27 who can't spell very well, can't speak very well and can't write well? I don't mean to imply everyone that age is dumb, but for some there seems to be a type of basic educational skills lapse.

Posted by: kttref

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Originally Posted by USMCTrooper

Generations post 1980 have very little knowledge of what was common pre 1980. I'll bet if he used a Susan B Anthony dollar or a JFK half dollar the end result would have been the same. Seriously, have any of you encountered new guys ages 20 - 27 who can't spell very well, can't speak very well and can't write well? I don't mean to imply everyone that age is dumb, but for some there seems to be a type of basic educational skills lapse.

Actually, you've got a point. I was born in 1981...and when I was in elementary school they tried this thing called "Whole learning." They tried teaching us spelling by phonetics and the like (so I would have spelt that wrong...). Until I got to college I had no idea how to properly write a sentence or spell properly. Trust me, it was a damn rude awakening getting to college and being told everything I knew was wrong.

That being said...I didn't know there were dollar coins or $2 bills until I was in 6th grade...gotta love that Canadians taught me that.

Posted by: csauce777

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Originally Posted by USMCTrooper

No offense, but being just barely above the age range posted above, I have seen, read, and heard plenty of senior officers who have no idea how to type a decent, nevermind good, police report. They use incorrect grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Additionally, in many of the reports I see, they type the entire thing in capital letters and use no paragraphs, making it one giant sentence. No doubt if I notice these things, so does the Defense Attorney. Just my observations...

Posted by: CJIS

I was born in the 80s and I will tell you, I don’t not think it has to do with the generation itself but more of how our school systems are becoming factories. The sad truth is there are too many students in many of our public school systems and all that is taught is basics and even that is lacking. I went to Public schools in the town of _________. There were just too many students. Some classes had 30+ students and of course everyone had a problem. To top that schools now focus less on academics and focus on how to be “politically correct” When I moved to Norwell I was down to about 20 students per class at max. Some classes I had, had less than 10 people in it. Our graduating class had about 100 graduates.

I too am amazed at how little the generation of the 1990s and 2000s know about their own country, as well as basic academics. It scares the crap out of me that some day I may have to depend on the younger generations whom find it more important to listen to their iPod than a grown up who wants to help them.

Posted by: Delta784

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Originally Posted by USMCTrooper

I believe there's a lot of truth there, but the fact remains there probably shouldn't have been an arrest. Even if the cop's supervisor had no idea what a $2 bill looked like, was an arrest really necessary?

Now, if the guy was raising hell and generally being disorderly, then fine, but I don't see any reference to that.

Posted by: Danman1116

Noticed that the articles 2 years old???

Posted by: kttref

Holy crap....good point...I guess I was never taught to be observant either...yeah, that's it...no one taught me

Posted by: kwflatbed

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Originally Posted by Danman1116

Noticed that the articles 2 years old???

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Posted by: Delta784

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Originally Posted by Danman1116

Noticed that the articles 2 years old???

Just as ridiculous as two years ago.

Posted by: 94c

Did anybody bother to take a look at the quality of paper?

How about the quality of the printing with everything matching up?

I'm sure most of us can tell a fake just by looking and feeling it.

Someone just decided to say, "a two dollar bill?, can't be".

Click-Click.

Posted by: CJIS

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Originally Posted by Danman1116

Noticed that the articles 2 years old???

And? It brought about a discussion did it not? So it is a bit old, did it hurt anyone?

Sometimes old things have a lot a value to them and can still be a good source of information. They can also be good discussion starters.

Posted by: Danman1116

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Originally Posted by npd_323

just makin an observation thats all, wasn't a dig at anyone/anything

Posted by: 94c

while we are on the subject, does anyone else click on "todays posts"
and get posts from years ago?

Posted by: kttref

94 - That will happen if someone responds recently...so blame it on that person

Or if someone votes in a poll (without adding to the conversation)...

Posted by: MPDReserve

I hate when that happens

Posted by: KozmoKramer

Bolesta was wronged, by the store and by the police, end of story.
He paid his bill with US legal tender. If the store and the local yokels are that unaware of that which is legal in this country, then same on THEM...
Bolesta is the aggrieved here and he should have sued the store and maybe the township or county for wrongful prosecution (if thats even a statute), and he would be deserving of a victory in court.
And I'm one that believes in serious tort reform to prevent the plethora of frivolous lawsuits in this country.
This issue however, if it comes to court, should not be considered frivolous.

Posted by: mclock

sickkkkk that makes 2 off us

fair go boys

Posted by: 94c

where the hell would someone get bills in sequential order to counterfeit?

the dead giveaway is always the same serial number or numbers on multiple bills.

Posted by: SinePari

When I was stationed in Germany back in the 80s, $2 bills were widely used throughout the base exchanges. Of course, we'd use them back home and people give you that deer in the headlights look.

I know, I just dated myself...

Posted by: kttref

I was born in the 80s....

Posted by: Irish Wampanoag

Now the the police academies will add on another week for US currency training!

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Oh ya by the way the US mint is releasing yet another 1 dollar coin with dead presidents on it. Remember its a legal tender not arrestable!!!
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Posted by: no$.10

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Originally Posted by Inspector

Latest word I get is those "fine artists" now want $5.00's

Wonder how much he settled for. My guess is that he got a much higher return.

I am going to dig through my bureau to see how many Susan B's I can muster up...

Posted by: MSP75

You'll see more of this stupidity as states are forced to give dumbed down police exams.

Posted by: Irish Wampanoag

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Originally Posted by MSP75

You'll see more of this stupidity as states are forced to give dumbed down police exams.

How much more dumbed down can you get. 1988, 1991, 1994 exams had questions like this 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, whats next number?

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