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Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving

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From: Scott M. Kozel
Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 00:00
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Scott Weiser <weiser@dimensional.com> wrote:
> 
> On 3 Jul 1998 20:33:55 GMT, russotto@wanda.pond.com (Matthew T.
> Russotto) wrote:
> 
> >In article <359D0881.313B@richmond.infi.net>,
> >Scott M. Kozel <kozelsm@richmond.infi.net> wrote:
> >}Scott Weiser <weiser@dimensional.com> wrote:
> >}>
> >}> On Fri, 03 Jul 1998 05:39:33 GMT, eta@my-dejanews.com (Eric Anderson)
> >}> wrote:
> >}>
> >}> >On Fri, 03 Jul 1998 04:50:00 GMT, weiser@dimensional.com (Scott Weiser) wrote:
> >}> >
> >}> >>When it comes to scofflaw speeders, I go to great pains to impose it
> >}> >>on them, and always will.
> >}> >
> >}> >Ah, well we of the fast-drivers association will happily take you to task with
> >}> >a pro-speed Jihad of our own.  The more the authorities squeeze, the faster
> >}> >we'll go, and the cleverer we'll get about doing it.
> >}>
> >}> Which is why the penalties for doing so should include permanent
> >}> revocation of your license, seizure of your auto and jail time.
> >}
> >}And if they also kill someone, all of the above, plus public hanging.
> >
> >If the penalty is death, why stop for the flashing lights?
> 
> Good point...perhaps pursuit vehicles with guided missile launchers
> would help.....
> 
> It's my opinion that anyone who tries to elude the police in a
> high-speed pursuit ought to have deadly force used against them at the
> earliest possible moment consistent with public safety.   Such people
> have clearly no regard for the safety of others and place them in
> grave danger of death and/or serious bodily injury, and that is all
> that's required to authorize the use of deadly force.
> 
> I think "road mines" instead of "road fangs" would be
> appropriate....or a cop by the side of the road with a LAW rocket.

Naaaahh.  No need for the high-powered weaponry.

A good 12-guage security-grade pump shotgun would do the job fine.

-- 
Scott M. Kozel    "The Virginia Highwayman"   kozelsm@richmond.infi.net  
Highway and Transportation History Websites  
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From: "Scott M. Kozel" <kozelsm@richmond.infi.net>
Subject: Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving
Date: 1998/07/06
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