Text 16258, 75 rader
Skriven 2005-11-14 22:54:53 av Raymond Yates (1:3613/48)
  Kommentar till text 16193 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
Ärende: Plates
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 MV> Hello Raymond,

 MV>>> constitution they say. In other states it is quit all right to
 MV>>> frustrate the law enforcement by "FCC approved radar jammers",
 MV>>> and "laser veil" spray. Driving under the influence? No problem,
 MV>>> the cops are not allowed to hold routine alcohol checks. They
 MV>>> may only stop you for "cause". So as long as you are still able
 MV>>> to drive without showing too obvious signs of intoxication you
 MV>>> are all right.

 MV>>> It seems they just don't care all that much about the thousands
 MV>>> of people killed on the roads.

 MV>>> But don't even *think* about sex with a fourteen year old....

 >> Fortunately you are extending the exceptions into the rule.

 MV> Am I?

 >> Not all cops are bad, some are very porfessional.

 MV> Wait a minute, this wasn't about bad cops, this was about the attitude
 MV> of the US public towards road safety.

 MV> We have to take the source into account of course, but if I havbe to
 MV> believe Roy, many ASAians put a higher value on their "right" to
 MV> frustrate law enforcement and to exceed the speed limit or not be
 MV> subjected to alcohol tests than on preventing accidents.

 MV> And the US does not score all that well on road safety....

Well, that was reference to your thoughts about Hazzard County.

 >> not all radar jammers are FCC approved, nor are they legal
 >> in all states. the rule vary widely here as does the
 >> professionalism of the police force. In most states you have
 >> to be certified to be a police officer at the very least,

 MV> Over here eveyine who wants to become a police officer has to finsih
 MV> the police academy.

I think that's the right way to do it.

 >> and the State Patrol usually requires attendance at a specialised
 >> Academy. Some states however have no such requirements for local
 >> law enforcement and the ethics and attitudes vary widely. There
 >> is one county I am aware of where the Commissioners are peeved
 >> because the Sheriff has instructed the deputies to not write
 >> speeding tickets unless there is a flagrant violation, and the
 >> County is suffering as the revenue from those tickets
 >> constitutes 30% of the budget.

 MV> So the county would go broke if every driver observed the speed limit.
 MV> There is something wrong there....

That's how many of us feel about it.. It's seriously wrong to profit from
misfortune.. especuially arranged misfortune, in the example of concealed
speed traps or "hidden" stop signs, as is practiced in some places.

 >> Now is the object of the exercise road safety, or revenue?

 MV> You tell me. To me it looks like road safety does not come first....

Sure does..

 >> There seems to be a file line between protectng the citizens
 >> and oppressing them..

 MV> I say that if revenue has priority over road safety, one is on the
 MV> wrong path.

Thanks for your thoughts, they are appreciated..

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