[qam1]

PS: Oh, BTW...my husband is a cop and I can tell you right now that HELL would freeze over before he engaged in cig-tax roadblocks. I think many cops would balk at such a thing, mainly because LOTS of them smoke themselves and are also smart enough to purchase from the Indians as well...

That maybe true with local departments like the NYC police but not so with the New York State Troopers. Unfortunately the reason many if not most troopers are troopers is because they are to stupid and/or unquailfied to make the police departments of their home cities so they join the troopers looking to make a name for themselves so they can later get a job in their home city.

The way they "make a name" for themselves is of course to write out a lot of tickets and make BS arrest.

The state troopers are salivating at the opportunity for another crime they can bust people and write a lot of tickets.

[Gabz]

Interesting - premise. One of which I'm not going to argue with you in regard to NY, because I do remember a bunch of my friends going to county police departments because they couldn't make the cut at NYPD (something my grandfather, father and borther all did on first try)

However, what may be true in NYS is definitely not true in Delaware. In fact it is the complete opposite. I won't say it about all - but there are an awful lot of cops in local departments in this state because they couldn't pass muster to make the State Police.

[VermiciousKnid]

I have to admit that since I know about a bazillion regular policemen and not a single Statie, I find I cannot dispute what you have said.

One can only hope that they (the Staties) simply find this law simply too onerous to enforce. (I ain't holding my breath, though).

Regards,