[PeterPrinciple]

Many lawmakers say they voted for the bill because Mississippi could get about $8 million in federal highway safety money if the state has a primary-offense seat belt law.

Most revealing statement............

Way too much centralized power in the fed govt.

[WKB]

Mississippi Ping.

How in the world do they ever expect Mississippi
and America to get past the race issue with idiotic
statements like this coming from black leadership.

"Mississippi NAACP president Derrick Johnson said he still has those concerns.

"Our fear in making seat belts a primary offense is that it will give some bad apples an opportunity to further harass African-American drivers,'' Johnson said Friday. "

[mattdono]

Interesting. I guess that makes wearing a seatbelt racist?

[mattdono shakes head] [mattdono thinks, "Man, my neck is hurting from shaking my head so much lately]

[Condor51]

Our fear in making seat belts a primary offense is that it will give some bad apples an opportunity to further harass African-American drivers,'' Johnson said Friday.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Further harass 'this'.

BTW, I guess seat belts will remind blacks of the chains of slavery.

[TheCrusader]

Mandatory seat belt laws will be a massive source of revenue for States and will give the cops yet another reason to pull people over and harrass them. The insurance companies will also make $$$$ on these laws because they will raise the rates of people who get bagged for breaking this absolutely dictatorial law. Just follow the money, as they say.

[sergeantdave]

One day your car won't start if smells cigar smoke or it detects burgers and french fries in your intestines instead of tofu and alfalfa sprouts.

And if you go 10 mph over the speed limit, the car will automatically spit out a $100 speeding ticket from the ashtray. Go 11 mph over the limit and car will take over and drive you to municipal court for immediate punishment.

Then vehicles will be renamed automobills.

[Just A Nobody]

The march continues ping~

[razorback-bert]

a law enforcement officer could pull over a vehicle simply if he thinks the driver or a front-seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt.

Ah, the rub is to find a LEO that thinks.

[razorback-bert]

Have you'll heard the Texas PSA that says you can now be arrested (taken to jail) if the LEO suspects DWI?


I thinks this is the message.

[billbears]

Hmmmmm, who to thank, who to thank......:)

[Redbob]

This has nothing to do with highway safety, and everything to do with sucking up more federal money.

[Redbob]

""I voted for it, but I think it's too much government,'' said Sen. Terry Brown, R-Columbus. "I hate to give up that federal highway money.''

"I have principals, but I never let them get in the way of money-grubbing!"