Posted on 10/08/2005 1:49:17 PM PDT by elkfersupper
Interesting, and all along, I thought it was about public safety (/sarcasm).
Another one.
I do not see the difference between drunk driving and shooting blindly into a crowd of people. The punishment should be the same.
Um...shouldn't the state be paying them (if at all) for each DUI conviction and not per arrest? That seems somehow wrong...
"I do not see the difference between drunk driving and shooting blindly into a crowd of people."
I agree.
Define "drunk". If you will look into it, it means whatever the LEO on the side of the road wants it to mean. You're "drunk if you take any prescription or over-the-counter meds.
It's a witch hunt for revenue. Why don't they just make every street in the village a toll road?
John Edwards may have been right all this time. There really are two America's. But, it's not rich and poor. The two America's are the tax payers versus the tax takers and recipients who are sucking the public dry.
And these guys wonder why taxpayes don't want to keep paying and are passing TABOR (taxpayer bill of rights) legislation in more states.
Wait until you are accused......and at the rate we're going, you will be. Let us know what you think then.
Apparently Cops are unable to get anything done without overtime. The first 40 hours disappears into the either.
Any Cops working a "revenue" project should be required to cover their badge with a "dollar sign"!
Here's another idea. Why not just stop "manufacturing" criminals.
Because law enforcement would have to bust real criminals, and that just isn't that easy. They tend to live in crappy neighborhoods and shoot back......a money losing proposition.
Nothing but a shakedown. Guilty until proven innocent.
I call it what it is, highway robbery. Stop the car, take your money.
Gonna be kinda tough to accuse me of drunk driving when I don't drink or use ANY other drugs.
Because a "Special Interest" group has the political process by the neck. Any opposition, that is any call for sanity, is played as being for criminals and most importantly, against the children.
Yup, it's a shame. Criminalizing people for revenue enhancement. This is also why we no longer have "Peace Officers". We now have "Law Enforcement Officers", the largest, best-financed, best-equipped street gang in America.
Coffee? Green Tea? The occasional decongestant? You ever around paints, solvents, adhesives, sealants, fuels, lubricants?
If so, you're a candidate.
The revenue-generating question is, how much is drunk?
You have that right. The good news is, there appears to be a nice little backlash building.
Check this out. All 6 links in the blog entry are worth the read.
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