primitive's brother gets speeding ticket

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6582467

Oh my.

gateley  (1000+ posts)      Fri Sep-18-09 08:00 PM
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I think this is scary: My brother just received a citation in the mail from the local police department's "Community Traffic Watch Program". The "volunteer" stated he was doing 41mph in a 25mph zone.

Remind you of anything? "Good citizens" helping enforce the law? I find this very disturbing. 

Another (very tony) community has installed cameras that monitor every vehicle entering the area and immediately runs the plate to see if there are any outstanding warrants. Bill Gates lives in that enclave, but I'm sure he's got his own very capable security detail.

The kaput primitive, the "kpete" primitive, who might, or might not, be a supermole, lives in one of those exclusive "tony" neighborhoods, too.

It's an enormous bonfire.

JeanGrey (1000+ posts)      Fri Sep-18-09 08:01 PM
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1. Automatic citations from cameras have been around for quite sometime. They have caught both of my sons running red lights.

Too bad they don't have them for catching Pedro Picasso going 120 mph on the Massachusetts turnpike, or 130 mph on the Pennsylvania turnpike.

enlightenment  (1000+ posts)      Fri Sep-18-09 08:03 PM
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2. This sounds a little bit different, though.

As if there is someone - a 'volunteer' - armed with a detector. A bit strange.

JeanGrey (1000+ posts)      Fri Sep-18-09 08:35 PM
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15. That is weird and I've never heard of such a thing.

It would take some guts to do that, I'd be afraid to!

gateley  (1000+ posts)      Fri Sep-18-09 09:10 PM
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22. Sorry - I put two "stories" in the post. The citation is a result of a "good citizen" ratting on my brother. Actually taking the time to notify the Police Department.

Hmmm.  I thought so.  The primitive proclivity to blur a story.

The sparkling husband primtiive, whose wife has mixed her chemistry set with alphabet soup:

Stinky The Clown  (1000+ posts)        Fri Sep-18-09 08:04 PM
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4. They just talked about this on our local 6.00 nooz

Seems they wanna arm our citizens with speed guns and a direct line to the local constabulary.

How soon until some yahoo, sporting a yellow safety vest, is reduced to an oil lick on the road by a drunk or some moron with a lead foot and a cell pone?

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Just tell the shitbags the citation came through flag.gov and they'll be OK with it.

[Ogre]

Just tell the shitbags the citation came through flag.gov and they'll be OK with it.

Amen.  Aren't these people the same ones that would report dissent of the "One" to law enforcement in a heart beat.   

[The Village Idiot]

These are the same people who would have no problem if Obama set up a national snitch hotline.... or a national private army. They have no problem with kids being taught to snitch on their parents (did anyone hear about what Viacom is doing/did?).

The problems is that they aren't exempted.

[Freeper]

These are the same people who would have no problem if Obama set up a national snitch hotline.... or a national private army. They have no problem with kids being taught to snitch on their parents (did anyone hear about what Viacom is doing/did?).

The problems is that they aren't exempted.

what is the deal with Viacom?

[The Village Idiot]

what is the deal with Viacom?

http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/08/get-schooled-nickelodeon-friends-want-your-kids-to-change-the-system/