Originally posted by BERNIE MOSFET
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Sounds to me like a laser spectrometer. I'm surprised they didn't have something like this sooner..
I'm all for getting drunks off the road. The problem is that our laws damn to hell anyone that just made a mistake one night the same way they damn the habitual drinker that constantly puts lives at risk. As with many things in our legal system, it is more about punishment and collecting revenue than about solving actual problems.
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Originally posted by Sgt Beavis View PostSounds to me like a laser spectrometer. I'm surprised they didn't have something like this sooner..
I'm all for getting drunks off the road. The problem is that our laws damn to hell anyone that just made a mistake one night the same way they damn the habitual drinker that constantly puts lives at risk. As with many things in our legal system, it is more about punishment and collecting revenue than about solving actual problems.
I think the recent actions coming out of the DEA show that this country is in the business of making people criminals rather than solving actual problems. On the bright side of all that nuttiness, I think the whole Reefer Madness rhetoric they were spewing a few weeks ago directly led to The House giving their budget funding the finger. That was a surprising and welcome turn of events.
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Actually the laser probably is unconstitutional. The reason is that you are testing what is inside the car without probable cause. When shooting radar, all they are doing is testing the outside of the car which is plainly visible. I think if they had this laser mounted on a cop and used it when talking to people they had already pulled over, it would be fine.
Of course none of this matters in Poland where vodka comes out of the faucets and the police aren't far removed from the communist days. That country is a lot like the Mexico of Europe.Originally posted by racrguyWhat's your beef with NPR, because their listeners are typically more informed than others?Originally posted by racrguyVoting is a constitutional right, overthrowing the government isn't.
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Originally posted by Cobraman View PostSo what happens if your windows are down?Originally posted by BuzzoSome dudes jump out of airplanes, I fuck hookers without condoms.
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Originally posted by Sgt Beavis View PostSounds to me like a laser spectrometer. I'm surprised they didn't have something like this sooner..
I'm all for getting drunks off the road. The problem is that our laws damn to hell anyone that just made a mistake one night the same way they damn the habitual drinker that constantly puts lives at risk. As with many things in our legal system, it is more about punishment and collecting revenue than about solving actual problems.
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i just drove home drunk tonight. have i done it enough times to where you couldnt tell if im sober or not? yes. am i proud of it? nope. am i going to call a cab 5 miles from home? nope. i'll willing to take the risk b/c i'm that good. ive been pulled over several times hammered, got to go home b/c i can handle myself (even had a pig push my car to the gas station) choooo choooooooo!!!
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