Georgia fires all of its police: crime plummets

[racrguy]

Arkasas roads are horrible. I'll agree with the roads in PA paling in comparison to Texas', but in PA the only time you aren't a mile or two from town is when you're on an interstate, it's horrible...

[onemeangixxer7502]

After venturing outside Texas to other states over the years I realized just how good the roads are here. Louisiana was the worst I've ever seen.

X2 theyre TERRIBLE I believe worst in the nation, oklahoma is second or third. Our roads are terrible, less than 1% of tolls collected by odot goes back into the roads.

[Rick Modena]

But who would we call if we needed help?!?!?!?!?

[svauto-erotic855]

We couldn't sustain that, our crime rates are out of control, I believe that to be due to the fact our punishments aren't shit. Its a simple slap on the wrist compared to other places in the world. It's I'd say fairly skewed to compare the US with the autobahn due to the fact there isn't half the retards on the roads in germany and others due to the fact their licensing is pretty pricey.

Our crime rate is high because the goverment makes too many useless laws telling people what to do and how to live. If nothing is against the law then there can be no crime.

Having lived in PA and TX for years I say that the two cannot be compared in the least.

In the northeast, trains and bus systems are a major factor of local and long distance commute. Heck, some of PA's largest roadways rival only that of access roads in Texas. By the way, access roads do not exist in the northeast... Highways are often two lanes ...you'd be an idiot to speed.

No one does roads like Texas.

Maintenance, lane count, materials, bridges, and experimental features make Texas roads one of our largest assets, unlike that of any other state. There is a reason why they are heavily policed, easy money. If you want to speed and get caught, go right ahead. Your money is what helps make them even better.

You are dreaming if you think that 1 cent of a traffic fine ever makes it way into maintaining the roads.

[onemeangixxer7502]

Our crime rate is high because the goverment makes too many useless laws telling people what to do and how to live. If nothing is against the law then there can be no crime.



You are dreaming if you think that 1 cent of a traffic fine ever makes it way into maintaining the roads.

That's a pretty retarded statement about the laws, people break them because there's not much in the repercussions department. Look at china where crime is low and the execute people for almost everything. Big punishments would mean less crime and people would rethink habitual criminal status.

[svauto-erotic855]

That's a pretty retarded statement about the laws, people break them because there's not much in the repercussions department. Look at china where crime is low and the execute people for almost everything. Big punishments would mean less crime and people would rethink habitual criminal status.

I merely go by the NIJ's statistics that say that the prohibition experiment in the USA has proven that long prison sentences only stop crime by warehousing people so they can't commit a crime. These long sentences cost the nation a great deal in actual dollars and have a staggering human cost that can only partially be measured in dollars. As a nation we would be much better off if we revised our criminal statutes to only punish Malum in se crimes instead of putting most of our limited capital into punishing Malum prohibitum type crimes.


I nearly forgot to add that people break laws because they don't give a fuck about what the government says that they are allowed to do; not because the consequences of breaking the law are not high enough.

[onemeangixxer7502]

I merely go by the NIJ's statistics that say that the prohibition experiment in the USA has proven that long prison sentences only stop crime by warehousing people so they can't commit a crime. These long sentences cost the nation a great deal in actual dollars and have a staggering human cost that can only partially be measured in dollars. As a nation we would be much better off if we revised our criminal statutes to only punish Malum in se crimes instead of putting most of our limited capital into punishing Malum prohibitum type crimes.

Apparently you missed what I was getting at. You just confirmed what I was saying.

[talisman]

That's a pretty retarded statement about the laws, people break them because there's not much in the repercussions department. Look at china where crime is low and the execute people for almost everything. Big punishments would mean less crime and people would rethink habitual criminal status.

I break the law almost constantly, especially if I'm behind the wheel of a car. So do most other people. No one has the moral right to decide what I as a human do, as long as I'm not infringing on someone elses parallel rights. The biggest joke on the planet is all these ridiculous traffic laws we're so fond of creating in this country. It flat out isn't even possible to get behind the wheel of a car and not break ten of them on your way to work.

[onemeangixxer7502]

I break the law almost constantly, especially if I'm behind the wheel of a car. So do most other people. No one has the moral right to decide what I as a human do, as long as I'm not infringing on someone elses parallel rights. The biggest joke on the planet is all these ridiculous traffic laws we're so fond of creating in this country. It flat out isn't even possible to get behind the wheel of a car and not break ten of them on your way to work.

I meant more along the lines of felonies , not traffic stuff. Also sure people have the right to decide. If you try to give some one an inch they will take a mile. A lot of them are to keep things safer , some of them are bs but lots are here to keep us semi safe. If you made it more expensive to get a license it would cut down on a lot of traffic accidents.

[svauto-erotic855]

Apparently you missed what I was getting at. You just confirmed what I was saying.

I completely understood you and no I did not confirm what you are saying. The population is growing faster then we are building prisons and new potential criminals are born everyday. We can only lock someone up AFTER they have already broken a rather serious law or are you suggesting that we begin locking up black and latino children before they have a chance to commit a felony?

The actuaries for the government that study crime and punishment say that we are dealing with the problem in the most inefficient manner that can possible be devised. We simple will not change course because it fits the needs of the government to continue on our currant path regardless of the harm that is does to the citizenry that they are claiming to protect.

[onemeangixxer7502]

I completely understood you and no I did not confirm what you are saying. The population is growing faster then we are building prisons and new potential criminals are born everyday. We can only lock someone up AFTER they have already broken a rather serious law or are you suggesting that we begin locking up black and latino children before they have a chance to commit a felony?

The actuaries for the government that study crime and punishment say that we a dealing with the problem in the most inefficient manner that can possible be devised. We simple will not change course because it fits the needs of the government to continue on our currant path regardless of the harm that is does to the citizenry that they are claiming to protect.

Are you just retarded or what? Prison is not a deterrent for criminals.......... Its merely a school for them to learn a new trade.

[mikeb]

After working in san diego for about 3 years i've seen fewer speedtraps during that entire time than i see with 1 trip thru plano.

[jefehbk]

After working in san diego for about 3 years i've seen fewer speedtraps during that entire time than i see with 1 trip thru plano.

that is true....plano is speedtrap heaven.

[ceyko]

Having lived in PA and TX for years I say that the two cannot be compared in the least.

In the northeast, trains and bus systems are a major factor of local and long distance commute. Heck, some of PA's largest roadways rival only that of access roads in Texas. By the way, access roads do not exist in the northeast... Highways are often two lanes ...you'd be an idiot to speed.

No one does roads like Texas.

Maintenance, lane count, materials, bridges, and experimental features make Texas roads one of our largest assets, unlike that of any other state. There is a reason why they are heavily policed, easy money. If you want to speed and get caught, go right ahead. Your money is what helps make them even better.

I'm not disagreeing with you, just clarifying. My main point was in reference to the amount of police/speed traps in the main highways/toll roads. Minus interstate 81.

I've seen plenty of speeders on all those main roads and the back roads. heh, having grown up there and in WV - I was one of them when younger. The back roads I concur 100% with now that I'm older. Most of the highways are fine for "speeding" which is basically the normal cruising speed on GB and DNT.

TX does good roads, but has a lot less challenges with their roads than a lot of other areas do.

[ALLAN]

Then Russia invaded, stole Marine Corp Hummers, and burned a lot of Bushmaster rifles.