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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
First of all, I'd like to see these statistics that you mentioned.
Secondly, what about regluar traffic cops? Are they a cash grab? What about the new highway patrol sherifs in the province? Are they a cash grab? Obviously people still speed, so it would seem that these people are useless and we shouldn't bother, becasue it is just a cash grab.
What about regular cops? People still steal, and people still comit murders, and these thigns are definatly on the rise in Calgary. The city uses the police force as an excuse to raise taxes (clearly just a cash grab). We need to get rid of the cops, so we can all keep our money.
The point is, that photo radar is another method of enforcing a law. I speed, I haven't gotten a ticket in a while, but if I get one on the highway today I'm not gonna complain because I knew the risk and I did it anyway. You can say people who say "if you don't like it dont' speed" are using a holier than though attitude, but what kind of attitude is "I got caught breaking the law, and it's unfair that I shoudl have to suffer the consequences".
Suddenly holier than though seems more like taking responsibility for their choices.
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I don't really care about people's attitudes if they caught or about the hypocritical holier than thou types either. Just think it's a waste of people's money and dosen't do what it is supposed to do.
Montana had no speed limit for decades and I've never heard anything about it resulting in more accidents. I'd put the enormous amount of the police budget dedicated to traffic into those other crimes you speak of. Those are crimes with some consequences -- sending in a cheque dosen't change people's habits. Take a drive down Deerfoot anyday of the week --Heck just take a drive and you will see how much the radar system is deterring speeding -- NOT one bit.