This is another document I received from Decatur Electronics. It is their response to the Takin’ Aim At Radar Guns article published by the Philadelphia Daily News.

Decatur states: We believe the claims and allegations against the State Police and the product to be erroneous and misleading.

Basically they state the guns are accurate as well. Of course they are! It’s their product and they want to sell it! The funny thing is that Genesis Handheld Stationary models have been discontinued for quite some time and were replaced with the Genesis Handheld Directional models…I wonder why?

Download the document here.

I had made a written request to Decatur Electronics along with several phone calls to try and obtain additional information on the Gensis Handheld Stationary (GHS) radar scandal in Pennsylvania. That was a fun task in itself and I spoke with a very rude woman who hung the phone up on me when I questioned her about the problems.

This is a document that they sent me in the mail. In short, it states the Pennsylvania State Police know more about the problem than they do and that they should be contacted directly. So I filled out a Right-To-Know Law request form (actually had to do it several times), and didn’t get any other information other than to go to the Pennsylvania State Police Web site that contained nothing but broken links.

Download Decatur’s statement here.

There’s no better way to build your defense for your speeding ticket case than by basing it off of the Genesis Handheld Stationary (GHS) operator’s manual. Know exactly how the tools the police use work and test THEIR knowledge on it. This document was faxed to me by an attorney and I share it with you. I advise reading this manual front to back so you know the basics of how the unit works. You can use this information in a cross-examination of the trooper. Touching on topics such as the limitations of Doppler Radar (p. 13-14), and making sure the trooper knows the limitations are a good start. If a trooper doesn’t know the limitations, then it SHOULD BE grounds for a dismissal, or at least help you prove the trooper is incompetent and not properly trained to use radar regardless of his/her training/certifications in it. If a trooper doesn’t know the limitations of Doppler radar, how do they know a false from an accurate reading or what can cause a false reading to occur? They wouldn’t, which any HONEST judge should immediately see as a problem and grounds for dismissal.

Download the GHS Radar Gun Operator’s Manual Here