Florida woman cited for driving while holding and using her cell phone in her right hand, as observed by the Sheriff’s Deputy…

Bodycam screenshot.

Deputy Gonzalez, with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department stopped Kathleen Thomas for distracted driving. The deputy stated, in a roadside video, that he observed her driving with her phone in her “right hand.” However, there was a huge problem. Thomas does not have a right hand!

Thomas showed Gonzalez her right arm and that it was impossible for her to have been holding her phone. She had a valid license and proof of insurance.

She, humorously asked, “So you wanna just call this a day?” The deputy, unwilling to admit he made a mistake (or worse, being dishonest) replied, “I don’t want to ‘call it a day…you had a hand up.”

He cited her for using her communication device while driving. However, he did not put on the ticket that he saw her holding it in her right hand, despite him stating that in the video.

Ms. Thomas bravely challenged the ticket and when the required Court date arrived, the deputy asked that the citation be dismissed for lack of evidence.

No harm, no foul, right? NO.

There is an issue with law enforcement and a lack of common sense, diligence and even integrity. We have all seen how Afroman was treated by the Adam’s County Sheriff’s Department and countless other examples of law enforcement being overzealous, unfair and in egregious instances, dishonest.

It’s time for common sense and justice to enter back into the conversation. It’s time for a return to Mayberry for law enforcement and for the light to be shined on all of the Goon Squads.

View the news report and video here.

Also, for interest, do a google search on Deputy Gonzalez with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department. Look at his “record” and see if that’s who you want policing you…