WOW! I’ll bet DH shows up at the donut shop every morning to lick the jackboots clean of his local PD. I wonder if DH stands for Dick Head? Nothing is as irritating as attacking a man after NOT reading his post! I’ve noticed as municipalities become desperate for money they’ll resort to most anything to avoid cutting back in even the smallest degree. Our local PD had set up a speed trap on a long cul-de-sac that led to a medical park. A few of the businesses on that street were a cancer treatment center, an oral surgery group and a pediatrician. I guess the city figured if you need and can afford the services of these businesses you could afford to pay your speeding ticket. This road is a new 4 lane road with a center turning lane and falls downhill most of the way. The speed limit was 25 and they had little old lady cancer patients lined up day after day issuing tickets. This went on for 6 months. The speed limit was raised to 35 and five oh has gone elsewhere. It’s now us against “them”. We have the money and “they” want it. I suspect it will only get worse.
I know what you mean about the police. I live in a small city of about 40,000. If you drive across town, you’ll see at least 5 cop cars, no they don’t make me feel any safer. They are only looking for some reason to pull you over. We live in a police state.
This is what I believe too.
Take it easy on DH. He’s still recuperating from his recent lobotomy.