Nobody is arguing that she didn't technically deserve the ticket. We all agree on that!
My point is degree of violation. The cops pushed this way to far....proof is when she gets a huge (idiotic) settlement from the taxpaters.
If Napoloen Cop had been cooler (not saying I could've been) but had he handled it in scope, by finding a way not to arrest her, then SHE would be paying the fine and not the taxpayer.
Meanwhile, school zones are more for driver awareness and revenue enhancement, NOT for absolute child safety.
The law in Texas, for example, is that a school zone may be posted NO MORE than 15 MPH LESS than the existing speed limit.
Near my house there is a divided hwy with an elementary school facing it. 50 MPH. School zone, yup, 35MPH. (She was doing 32.)
Why do you think these 8 yr olds are less important than 20MPH 8 yr olds?
Oh, and that's on the lanes NEAREST the school. The lanes THREE FEET over the median in the other direction? 50 MPH.
School zones help grap driver's attention. Good for that. As for 32 MPH being a LETHAL EVIL SPEED, get over yourself.
Re #126.
How do you guys think pbrown would respond to 'perps' doing 32MPH in a 35MPH school zone like the one near my house?
Tazering her was wrong. She should have gotten out of the car when asked. Everything from the time they asked her, to the time they took her in could have been avoided. The safty of her baby, and the safety of the children at school, should have been her utmost priority. It wasn't. Sorry, she called it her unborn fetus.