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Originally Posted by ken0042
Just because I felt like giving 4x4 an infraction; I followed the trail back. Sadly, I was unable to issue an infraction because he did not actually call you stupid.
I understand that you may not like the authority of the police; however they are the people we appoint to help keep us safe. Yes, some of us may break traffic laws- 4x4 and I both speed for example. However in the past year the number of times I have been involved in a near miss with a cell phone using driver has got to be 8-10. The number of times I have had a near miss with a speeder; maybe once in the last 5 years.
Is this a new way for police to make money? Sure. Does it also increase the safety of our roads? I think so. Right now we have a group of 16-25 year old drivers who do not remember not having a phone in the car; and have grown up cell phones around them all the time. Sadly, they need to be told it is not allowed.
The seatbelt law has been brought up- it came into law for me a couple of years before I started driving. People hated it, but as a new driver I always put on my seatbelt. Now I even put on my seatbelt to juggle the cars around the driveway- simply out of habbit. Hopefully this new law is equally as habit forming.
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"But why are some of you people so damned stupid? Whining that this is just a cash cow or tripping out about coffee? How can you not see how awesome it will be when the dipsh*t in front of you who is swerving side to side with his head bobbing up and down gets pulled over and fined for texting and driving?"
Nope he didn't out right call me "Stupid" but he used "you people" (That's Racist!), and some of my thoughts on this topic in the same paragraph. I wasn't looking for an infraction, but thank you for not ignoring. That's pretty decent of you.
When I was a young adult I was very good friends with an RCMP officer for about 4 years until he moved away. He assisted me with tickets (advice only lol) we would have beers at the local Legion. He'd still pull me over when I was with my buddies and sniff my pop for alcohol! And we'd talk about policing because I was interested in being one.
If you talk to cops in there 50's and 60's they most likely will tell you they don't like the "Police Science" of today. The application of safety has been turned around. They don't focus on people, they focus on the rules because that is what they are taught.
I don't have issues with all Police Officers. I have stated before, there are some real good guys and gals out there, but there are some miserable A-holes and that group is growing. Policing used to be about Public Relations, but now it's about bullying and intimidation and profit. It is these guy's where the system fails. It's these "laws" that give these A-holes the excuse needed to make others miserable. Someone in this thread questioned weather quotas happen? They do.
I would rather all the money spent on making these acts and enforcing them get spent on education. I'd rather see educational PSA's on proper merging in busy streets or the dangers of distracted driving shoved down our esophagus than a scare tactic and cash grab that only helps the police or city. It's a direct conflict of interest! I'd rather a probationary license restriction on distracted driving issues. Or parents check a box on a form, when kids get there license, agreeing to more discipline for distracted driving.
The way I see it happening now is one of those a-hole types will see me switch a CD or my coffee does spill and hit my leg or something happens that distracts me temporarily and I get pulled over because of a no tolerance a-hole bully cop wants to make my life miserable too...
/rant