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On the TV news reports I watched last night, the cops were commenting on how they were watching folks way down the line in their "Click it or Ticket" roadblocks, to catch them buckling up before they got to the front of the line.
1 posted on 06/02/2005 8:20:41 AM PDT by tgslTakoma
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ping


2 posted on 06/02/2005 8:21:14 AM PDT by tgslTakoma ("tgsl" = think global, shoot local)
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Undoubtedly the goggles were paid for by the fines they're raking in.


3 posted on 06/02/2005 8:21:40 AM PDT by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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Bad policy, bad policing.


4 posted on 06/02/2005 8:22:32 AM PDT by Pondman88
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Why were the seat belt violators wearing night vision goggles?......


5 posted on 06/02/2005 8:22:37 AM PDT by Red Badger (Want to be surprised? Goooooooogle your own name.............)
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I thought the title meant that the seat belt violators were wearing night vision goggles. Who writes this stuff?


6 posted on 06/02/2005 8:23:06 AM PDT by caver (In the words of that illustrious socialite twit Paris Hilton, "That's hot".)
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If the police have time for this, surely we can send them TDY to El Paso to help out the border patrol..


7 posted on 06/02/2005 8:23:20 AM PDT by Meldrim
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Let me get this straight....I can choose to end a pregnancy.....but I cannot choose whether or not I want to wear a seat belt.

Go figure


8 posted on 06/02/2005 8:23:52 AM PDT by sabatino28 (God save us all!!!)
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It warms my heart to see our tax dollars being spent to catch these dangerous criminals.


9 posted on 06/02/2005 8:24:26 AM PDT by ArmedNReady (Islam, the Cancer on Humanity.)
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Hey.....maybe it's time for everyone to have their CITIZENSHIP stamped on their forehead.....and THESE COPS could THEN FIGURE out who's legal, and who's NOT.....ya think?


11 posted on 06/02/2005 8:25:24 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Our military......the world's HEROES!)
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Yeah, they will go to the max to nail citizens not wearing seatbelts, but at the same time, refuse to apprehend illegals!


13 posted on 06/02/2005 8:26:04 AM PDT by Redleg Duke (Don't let Terri's death be in vain!)
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What an absolute, utter waste of police resources.


16 posted on 06/02/2005 8:26:33 AM PDT by Terabitten (I have a duty as an AMERICAN, not a Republican. We can never put Party above Nation.)
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"Police say 40 percent of drivers don't use their seat belts at night, making the roads much more dangerous after sunset."

Just how does the ROAD get more dangerous when some other clown dosen't put on his belt ?


18 posted on 06/02/2005 8:26:37 AM PDT by RS (Just because they are out to get him, it doesn't mean he's not guilty.)
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Seat belt stops as a primary offense, in my researched opinion, are basically a new way for ploice to justify pulling over more people likely to be scofflaws in other ways. I will not understand why they do this, but people who drive without licenses, registration, insurance, under the influence, etc.. are also far less likely to be buckled up, and these other offenses can be ticketed as well on a seat-belt traffic stop and discovery.


21 posted on 06/02/2005 8:28:28 AM PDT by AbeKrieger (Islam is the virus that causes al-Qaeda.)
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Local polic yesterday were using "spotters" who stood by the road with hidden radios, when they see a seat belt off they radio ahead so the cop can suck his prey dry.

I think using night vision or goggles is way past bordering on ridiculous. When are people going to stand together against this crap.

22 posted on 06/02/2005 8:28:43 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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I feel all warm and fuzzy knowing that the US civilian population are a testbed for advanced military grade surveillance and interdiction methods for minor offenses like not utilizing lap and shoulder restraints. Ein volk, ein reich,...


24 posted on 06/02/2005 8:29:47 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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Police say 40 percent of drivers don't use their seat belts at night, making the roads much more dangerous after sunset.

Please explain to me how not wearing a seatbelt at any time makes the "roads more dangerous". The intent of the law is that the "roads" not be "more dangerous" to others, which is the only reason for the "Rules of the Road" comprehended by the states police power.

28 posted on 06/02/2005 8:30:44 AM PDT by William Terrell (Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
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Locally here in Lodi NJ, the Bacon have implimented a stop light cop. He's at a very busy intersection(maywood Avenue, Essex Street) pulls cars out of line at the light into the parking lot right there. He seems to be doing about 10 an hour. From my understanding, the State or maybe it was the Fed, granted these departments funds to do this kind of enforcement.

I wear my seatbelt everywhere, but I think this kind of enforcement is WAY over the top. We used to call the folks engaged in this kind of behavior Highway Robbers.


31 posted on 06/02/2005 8:31:42 AM PDT by Malsua
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time to change my seat belt fabric...
35 posted on 06/02/2005 8:33:42 AM PDT by Rakkasan1 (The MRS wanted to go to an expensive place to eat so I took her to the gas station.)
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It is truly sad that police resources are being wasted on nanny statism. But since nearly every candidate presented by either major party is a nanny statist proponent of reactionary legislation and revenue enhancing initiatives, it's not a surprise.


36 posted on 06/02/2005 8:35:16 AM PDT by mysterio
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What a waste of tax payers money. I have noticed some police love to pretend they are in the military.


37 posted on 06/02/2005 8:35:28 AM PDT by Sprite518
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