Text 21888, 54 rader
Skriven 2015-03-22 17:28:28 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
  Kommentar till text 21837 av Ward Dossche (2:292/854)
Ärende: Traffic Tickets
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Hello Ward,

 TR>> By the way....here's a few tips on your behavior when TR>encountering a
 WD> law enforcement person in America:

 WD> I know about these ...

You might think you do.  But you would be sadly mistaken,
depending on where (and when) you are stopped.

 WD> when you're pulled-over on the highway, stop, do not get out, open the
 WD> side-window, keep hands in sight on the steering wheel and when the LEO
 WD> approaches you, greet him with "Hi, Ocifer ... no, I didn't drink".

One of my friends made the mistake to get caught speeding
on the interstate in Los Angeles, California.  The car he
was driving was an old clunker, and the speedometer did
not work in an accurate manner.

He rolled his window down, and heard the cop tell him to
show both hands outside the window and open the door.
However, being that it was an old car, his door could not
open from the outside.  And he could not put his hands
back inside to open the door.  Especially since the cop
was standing behind the car with a gun pointed in his
direction.

This was in broad daylight.  On the interstate in L.A.
And my friend was thinking he was about to get himself
shot by a cop just because he could not open the car
door.  So what did he do?  He climbed out the window.
Head first.  Fully dressed in a Santa Claus suit.

A Cajun on vacation in Los Angeles, trying to make
his family happy by getting everybody presents.  His
wife never forgave him.

 WD> For a speeding ticket, here they just take your radar-photo and send the
 WD> computer-generated bill to your house. Lot less people get killed that
way.

The camera ticket scam.  Actually causes more
accidents and injury than without.  Also gives
cities and municipalities an excuse to cut their
budgets in regards to law enforcement.  Private
companies own the cameras and get the profits.
Politicians con the voters to believe they are
saving taxpayer money, when in actuality they
are sacrificing public safety.

--Lee

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