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Subject: Maybe a sting for the pedestrian, to make it fair

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Sandy

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Date Posted: 07/ 7/06 4:33pm
In reply to: Patrick McGee 's message, "Stings? A Bit Much? I Beg To Differ!!!" on 07/ 7/06 8:17am

Where the cops could be sting drivers and go around giving tickets to all of those people who pretend to be crossing, causing people to slam on their brakes jar thier necks, contort their spines, spew forth hatred from their lips, toxic acidic reflux causing cancer in the esophaguses. Insurance claims through the roof. Whoow, there goes the profits for those guys.

Jim - Personally, I don't like bringing into play real people who have had a tragidy and aren't hear to speak for themselves. None of us really know if they want more stings. We don't know if what they really wanted was their daughter to quit drinking or stop pub hopping, or to have been married two years ago to that nice man Frank, who plays the organ at church, so using them in this discussion isn't valid, to my way of thinking.

But I do understand your point. My counterpoint is that we do live in the USA and we are not supposed to be living in spite of anything we are supposed to be living in pursuit of it. I mean that we are presumed innocent yet when you live in a community of presumed guilt you live in a community where police get to have privileges that they shouldn't. There is no reason for policemen to be doing checks for pedestrian crossings violations, crosswalks stings are an assinine thing to be pulled over by some with a gun. Stings presume guilt. They look for and target guilt. Petty guilt are the pedestrian and seatbelt violations.

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