Annette M. Jordan, 4213 Will O'Run Drive, Jackson - Improper parking (handicap), $200.50 fine.
- Peggy D. Ratcliff, 3008 Smith Town Road, Lot 1, Tylertown - Improper parking (handicap), $200.50 fine.
Kafaren L. Fairley, 203 Ann St., Collins - Improper parking (handicap), $200.50 fine, warrant ordered, failure to pay.
If they really meant business the fine would
be more than $25.00. PING
While I am a big believer in seat belt use, I'm very against these laws, because they are glittering examples of incrementalism.
Michigan lawmakers made the same assurances many years ago -- that this would be a secondary offense only, and that you couldn't be stopped simply for not wearing a seat beld.
Guess how long that lasted? If it says (D) or (R) after their names, they can't be trusted.
We have that law here in Maryland, It started with just being able to charge you when they made a traffic stop for another violation, then they mde it a primary law. Every spring abut this time they will go into seat belt mode. They will sit up traffic stops where they stop everyone and ticket non-belt wearers, they also set up at intersections and nail you there, Its all part of making a few bucks off people who dont like the damned things.
Welcome to the "You don't have your seat-belt on, so I'm going to search your vehicle now!" Mississippi.
Just the Government looking out for us idiots, everyone knows were too stupid to make the right choices dontcha know?
Just the other day,the Massachusetts legislature (much to the surprise of many) killed a "primary" seat belt law.
Given that cops are nothing more than armed tax collectors in this state,that was very good news.
These states AND the Federal Government and their laws can go to hell.
When they start enforcing existing laws against Illegal Aliens, then I'll be concerned about their feel good nanny laws for seat belt use.
Damn them, damn every last politician in this country.
Parking in a handicap spot WITH a sticker or rear view hanger when not actually handicapped should be a $10,000 fine.
Here in Illinois, it's seat belt week.
They have cops standing at stop signs & stop lights, looking into cars.
Pulling ya over right there to write a no seat-belt wearing ticket.
If they spot ya and the light is green, they radio their buddies sitting in patrol cars every so many feet and they get ya that way.
Good for revenue and fishing expeditions, bad for freedom.
"Not wearing a seatbelt will soon be enough to get you pulled over by police or state troopers in Mississippi."
I am absolutely opposed to this nonsense. It's not just my reliance on the 4th Amend, though. When I moved to CT they were pulling over people for no seat-belt. I scoffed and said that was appalling (this was before such laws were prevalent), and even MD didn't go THAT far - only citing you if they stopped you for (REAL more public) violations. Alas, right after I moved back to MD, it DID go that far.
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"The right of the people to be secure in their persons,....against UNREASONABLE searches and seizures, SHALL NOT BE VIOLATED...."
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/williams052406.asp
Yeh, right, it's just the nanny state.
I got into the habit of wearing my seatbelt when I learned to drive 37 years ago. From the time our kids were little, they knew that the car did not start until everyone had their belts buckled. It's not an imposition, and it is something that WILL protect you as a driver both wearing your own, and with all the other passengers wearing theirs so they don't become dangerous flying objects in the car if you are in an accident.
On the other hand I do see the need for officers to be authorized to pull over cars when they see someone with a small child riding on their lap. However, that is to protect children from the stupidity of adults not to protect adults from their own stupidity.
Here in Ohio it's a secondary offense. Police cannot pull you over for simply not wearing your seat belt.
However, you wouldn't know that from the purposefully misleading radio and television advertisements we are get almost hourly on just about every station. Advertisements that are being paid for by the federal Department of Transportation with our tax dollars.
Trying to keep people safe is reasonably noble cause. However, the federal government is purposefully misleading to people about their state laws, and intentionally misleading them about how they are protected from government intrusion.
Click it or Ticket should be immediately discontinued, and the people responsible fired.
After that, the merits of an honest advertising campaign can be considered by those that replace them, if they are replaced.
Big Brother. We just had the same happen in Alaska. Government trying to protect me from myself. I'm in my civil disobedience mode right now.
I really hate this "Click-it or Ticket" campaign. I always wear a seatbelt - I just hate being threatened by Big Brother. Maybe if they threatened all the illegals pouring over the border like they do their own citizens they'd stay home.
Good Law or Just Big Brother
Gotta stop them international criminals, yezzir!
(Psssst! Besides, it brings in a lot of revenue.)