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Originally Posted by Brucelee
"A Free Society cannot impose so much constraint on it's Citizens that it effectively ceases to be a Free Society - no one thing accomplishes this, but every little thing, such as these technologies, inch us closer to that day."
I am not buying it.
If the society says that it is OK to drive 75 and you drive 90, you are breaking the law.
You just don't want to pay the consequences for your actions.
C'mon, lets be honest. You want the radar detector but you don't want the cops to respond in kind.
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Hi,
No not at all... People are getting the wrong impression that I don't want them catching
me. There's nothing to catch - I do not speed intentionally EVER on a City Street, occasionally on the expressway, but then usually only matching the Traffic Flow - my life is simple and I'm never in that much of a hurry.
I have only been pinched twice in 38 years and over 1 million miles and both of those were unintentional and dismissed. Whatever Thrill-Seeking I have unsatisfied after spending 8 years being shot off of and landing on a 300' Carrier Deck I confine to the Track or the Bedroom. I own one Car specifically for this purpose - the Track, not the Bedroom
I have never owned a Radar Detector because I do not need one.
I think people who speed on Public Roads make it unsafe for all of us. I want the Cops to catch everyone of them, but I am against the use of unmanned technology to do so. I want more Cops out there doing the work of Cops. I'd much rather my not inconsiderable Tax dollars were spent on this than for counseling unwed Mothers how not to habitually hook up with guys who beat and abuse them, or $75,000 Government Grants to Biologists to determine whether a Sunfish is more agressive if intoxicated on Vodka or Gin (an actual Gov't Grant and winner of the fabled Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire's Golden Fleece Award).
So, to be clear, I am against people disregarding the Traffic Laws, but also against ever-increasing use of Technology (in whatever form) by Government to invade our Privacy. Younger people may not realize how much the Gov't has incurred on our lives as opposed to when I was young. We should always err on the side of the rights of the Citizens, not away from them...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99