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Originally Posted by DrRoentgen
I didn't say speed limits were stupid, you did. I said that speeding, in general is a fee fishing expedition. Everyone in NY is doing 80 on the highway, posted speed is 65, it's like shooting fish in a barrel. Oh and speeding was the only crime in the NY trooper case, I've never been through police training and I know you don't try to run down an excellent motorcycle driver with a truck, that trooper is lucky he didn't wipe out a family of six. Lastly, I have family in federal law enforcement, local law enforcement and Sheriff dept. They all speed when they are not on duty, go figure...
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Hi,
I think the wrong perspective is being taken in this. No, no one here wants to see this kid suffer unecessarily, that's been said by almost everyone.
But, this infraction was not such as you describe - being
pulled over the limit by the flow of traffic, or not noticing how fast one was going. Nor was the lister
culled out of a herd of fast traffic by a Cop with an attitude toward Porsches, or a desire to swell the State coffers.
This was a deliberate decision to accept a
throwdown from the driver of the BMW and knowingly exceed the legal limit. Those are two entirely different things.
I hope TG2K doesn't have to pay too severe a penalty for his poor judgement - something we have all been guilty of from time-to-time, especially in our youth.
But, this is now one of
his life's experiences. One from which he can draw when making future (hopefully better) decisions.
One can only hope that the contrition which he now seems to be sincerely displaying will not fade over time, or become diluted if he's fortunate enough to avoid the harshest penalties, which we all hope for...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99