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You're absolutely right. Show me the statistics that show people at 0.05 to 0.07 are more of a threat than say, a 16 year old driver with his/her brand new license talking on a cell phone or to a car-load of friends. This is all about money and generating revenue, pure an simple. This cop / these cops have forgotten that they are there to protect and serve, not generate bucks for their local governments.

Couple of times a month I'll see a County Sheriff's Deputy running a speed trap on the way to or from work. Now, this is a fairly remote location, so it is obvious all he's doing it pulling in bucks off the poor working stiffs commuting to the same place I am. Note, there are no connecting roads, no houses along the road, 95% or more of the traffic is headed the same direction, nothing but antelope and some cattle around. There is absolutely no history of accidents along this road - in 5+ years I've heard of exactly 2. One caused by someone running the one red light at the one cross street. The other caused by someone dropping their cell phone, reaching to pick it up, and swerving off a straight and level road...

So when I see them, I think "You really don't have anything better to do? There's no crime in the County? No meth labs to look for, property crimes, crimes against people? We live in such a peaceful County that our officers have nothing better to do with their time than stick it to working stiffs?" I don't blame the officers, I blame the Sheriff. He sets the priorities, he assigns the work. I'm voting for who-ever is his challenger. Oh, and the City and County are crying to the public, asking for a tax hike or "vital" services such as Police and Fire coverage will be reduced. BS. There are lots of other non-vital {expletive}-programs they have no business being in that can and should be cut. And if all the officers have to do is sit on the side of the road, I guess we can cut a few of them too. Not one incumbent City or County official is getting my vote. Not a one.