Miata Mailing List: April 1998, Message #167

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LMiyake wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 98-04-01 14:54:07 EST, bluemm@gdi.net writes:
> 
> << >>  I have to disagree with you here. Law enforcement must *never* be
>  >> selective. When policemen can decide to enforce the laws differently
>  based
>  >> on your skin color, type of car, or even your attitude; then things are
>  >> very bad for the forces of freedom and liberty.
> 
>  I agree about "skin color" & such but I think if you're polite to the cop
>  & he feels like giving you a break on the ticket he should be allowed
>  to do so.   OTOH, if you act like an @$$ then it's well within his
>  perogative
>  to ticket you for exactly what you did wrong.
>   >>
>     You're saying if the cop likes you he can give you a break and if does'nt
> like you he can throw the book at you.  The enforcement of the law must be
> fair, impartial, and consistant.  Tom is correct on his point.

You'd need robot-cops for that, I'll take a human any day of the week. 
Luck of the draw of the cop liking you is just part of the whole thing,
otherwise if we had to be "fair" then the car itself would have to
ticket you when you exceed the speed limit and automatically bill your
credit card <grin>

As far as your final statement "Tom is correct on his point".... I hate
to point it out to you but.... your statement ain't all that helpful
when both the parties involved are named Tom <vbg>!

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