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OK...this whole thing is really about, the gov. going after folks for violations that can generate money. Government can't ever cut back spending like we must do when our in comes go down ..they just look for more opportunities.
I have an retired friend that use to be a cop in LA. He told me that they use to place those little orange Union 76 - antena balls, on cars parked at the bar parking lot at night. At closing time they just stopped the cars that had the orange balls on the antenas, most of the time the drivers were drunk. Good for safety, good for generating money, but bad for the people. Well, here we are. Bill |
Years ago I got a ticket for parking in a handicapped zone. I was coming back from the Keys in a torrential Florida down pour and pulled into a truck stop for gas just before getting onto Alligator Alley. The handicapped sign was completely hidden behind a row of fishing poles. You couldn't see the blue stripes on the pavement because of the deep water during the storm. The FHP was hiding behind a diptsty dumpster giving out $300 fines. The girl, working behind the counter in the store, told me that the FHP actually arranged the cane poles so the sign could not be seen and he had given out dozens of $300 tickets in just a few hours. Not sure how many lives were saved in that parking lot that day but the revenue was extraordinary!
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In 99% of all accidents, one of the vehicles involved "broke the law", be it running a red light,speeding or whatever,an insurance company can not deny coverage because of this..........if this were allowed,what would be the use of having insurance in the first place??????? David |
Why dont school buses have seat belts?
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Granted, everyone should have a little compassion and give warnings (I totally agree)...BUT...the law is the law and if you don't break the rules you won't have to worry about the consequesces and you'll be a little safer and less prone to injury. Just my 2 cents.
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Trying to make a right turn in Los Gatos today. Left turners from oncoming traffic are parading around the corner. Their light turns red; mine green. Little old lady in a Buick comes swinging around through the red light.
Not a cop in sight. Ingrained driving habit, I'm sure. Could she afford the ticket? I don't care. Adjacent to me was someone getting ready to cross the street. If they weren't paying attention, they would have been hit. Had neither of us been paying attention, the pedestrian would have ended up between the Buick and my Jeep. Humans do stupid things. Their behavior needs to be regulated---to some degree. Do we enact laws to regulate every behavior? No, that would be Talibanesque. Do we suspend all laws so that people can exercise perfect free will? No, innocent people would be hurt. In fact, sometimes we need to regulate behavior because humans also do stupid things to themselves (like, get addicted to drugs). Anyhow, it's a balance. Like I said, we've all had our run-ins with overzealous peace officers. However, these examples are not the norm. Most peace officers are rational, reasonable people. If you detect an attitude, it's probably because he's still a little pissed from the last scumbag he's had to deal with. DD |
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I have no problem with the law, just opportunistic government seeing it as a way to make money. Just like the photo enforcement, a way to collect taxes. I'll say it again, LEOs have better things to do than patrol looking to write seatbelt tickets. That is the directive they have been ordered to do in many cases, and that's why we are having the thread. Great thread, great discussion, thanks to all posters. E :) |
Neither side seems to be able to convince the other that the opposing view is in error.
Maybe a "compromise" would be in order in discussions like this current waste of bandwidth. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f8...compromise.jpg If the above doesn't work, please feel free to just carry on http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f8...dead-horse.gif |
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