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On Tue, 30 Jun 1998 00:22:56 GMT, E. Faubion <in@the.sig> wrote:
>joelga@pebble.org (Joel Garry) wrote:
>
>>>>And that may result in someone dying......maybe an innocent person who was
>>>>driving by and just happened to get nailed by one of the idiots playing
>>>>games.
>
>>>More often than not that's the outcome.
>
>>I heartily disagree.  Most of the time, _Nothing Happens_.  Not a defense,
>>just the facts.
>
>If nothing happens how do you know about it?

Because I see a lot more of the games going on around me than fatal accidents.

>
>It's a given that those who play games while piloting a 3000 pound
>bullet are prone to creating problems and the observation is that when
>things do go sour then more often than not an innocent is the one
>paying the price rather than the driver who caused it.

That is true.

>
>>>>BTW, as a police officer, do you consider the type of vehicle someone's
>>>>driving before you write them up?
>
>>>Generally no.  It's how they drive, not what they drive. 
>
>>Funny, I've driven similar vehicles changing only the color and sound, and
>>had quite a different experience.
>
>That's your opinion.    It's not how I do things and I don't approve
>of any officer who does.  I'm an equal opportunity cop and I'll stop
>you for the same violation regardless whether you're driving a
>nondescript clunker or a beemer.  Makes me no difference at all.

But will you notice the clunker or the beemer before you notice the brown
minivan?

>
>>>I understand what you're getting at however what we find all too often
>>>is that a high performance vehicle is manned by a low performance
>>>driver and that's when the problems begin.  Let's face it, a true high
>>>performance driver isn't very likely to take unnecessary risks anyway.
>>>They know better.
>
>>I know better.
>
>Apparently not or the following wouldn't have happened.
>
>>I got a ticket once after driving a whole day in a formula
>>car, then driving 78 on the freeway out in the middle of the desert.  Big 
>>unnecessary risk, that, driving on the freeway.
>
>Sour grapes.  You weren't as careful as you thought you were or the
>cop wouldn't have been there now would he?   And that's the point.  A
>professional driver takes responsibility for his actions instead of
>blaming others.  
>

Bull, you are calling an unnecessary technical infraction (incorrectly low
speed limits enforced merely for pecuniary gain) an unnecessary risk.
My carefulness or lack thereof did not create the cop.

I suppose you've never driven faster than the speed limit, setting a 
wonderful example for all us lawbreaking non-cops of the world.  As if
you had to take any responsibility for it if you did.

>
>efaubion@oklahoma.net
>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/6123/


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