Posted on 03/16/2007 12:26:44 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
Speeding drivers in Orange County today may spot a leprechaun dancing on the side of the road but instead of finding his lucky pot of gold, expect to find a hefty speeding ticket.
Deputy Richard Lockman of the Orange County Sheriff's Office has stopped more than 50 drivers who were exceeding the speed limit, which is 45 mph in the area of University Boulevard west of State Road 417. The fastest driver stopped so far was going 72 mph.
"We've given about 1 ticket every minute since 8:00 this morning," said Lockman, who, in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, was dressed in a green leprechaun outfit complete with hat, tight white knickers and a shiny plastic pot of gold.
Lockman held a sign that read "Watch your speed or it will cost you your pot of gold." A laser speeding detector was located above that sign. More than 10 motorcycle deputies were on hand to stop violators. Another operation will take place later this afternoon on East Colonial Drive.
Sheriff's office spokesperson Jim Solomons said the operation is all part of an aggressive driving crackdown.
"We do this sort of thing a lot on holidays to make people are aware they are speeding," he said.
In past years, deputies have dressed as other mythical characters. Lockman said in December 2006, he dressed as a Christmas elf. Speeding violators complained that being stopped by a deputy in costume was entrapment.
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Always stealin' me Lucky Charms.
"Entrapment"? Just because the officer is in costume? Umm, how is that again?
No. If he chased your vehicle with a weapon in hand, then had you pulled over, that would be entrapment.
I bet he could crush an 18 inch Stonehenge model.
I hate leprechauns.
Leprechaun ping.
No, that would be DWB.
Entrapment? No.
Silly, Stupid, Annoying and Unnecessary? Yep.
Sheriff's office spokesperson Jim Solomons said the operation is all part of an aggressivedriving crackdowndriver smackdownfund-raising drive.
KNICKERBOCKERS n. Loose-fitting pants gathered in at the knee. For some reason as yet unfathomed by the author, the enunciation aloud of the abbreviated form of the word, knickers, will make any Englishman laugh uncontrollably. The reaction is invariable, and indeed can be made use of by medical men as an alternative to the patellar reflex in testing the neurological system of an Englishman whose legs have been amputated above the knee. The reflex does not occur in Americans or Australians, and appears to have deep-laid ethnic origins.— Peter Bowler, The Superior Person’s Book of Words.
The same day in Orlando - I traveled through a speed zone that an OPD motor officer was working.
It was funny because the the crack whores were walking down the ave, their soliciting being totally ignored by the office. However, the officer actually had to ask them to move - change paths - because they were blocking his line of sight to the speeding cars.
Revenue - that whats it is all about.
"Would you look at this, now? Sure and you were twenty miles faster than the legal limit, bedad! That's going to cost you a wee bit of green, surely! And if you're not keen on remitting to the constabulary, me fast flying lad, I'm going to have no choice but to baptize ye with me lucky shillelagh!"
Hey I_T!
We need you to come over and take your leprecaun back to where he belongs!
There. I Americanized it for you.
LOL
I have that book and love it.
There's a wikipedia article for just about everything in the world, isn't there?
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