Cops now charging for gas used to catch you!
06-19-2008 | 11:52 PM
#21
Sorry but this is BULLSHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is no way in hell they are spending $12 worth of gas "chasing" people who run stop signs, speeders, etc...
Most of their gas goes to cruising around as opposed to staying in one place waiting for a call AND EVEN MORE SO DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK ON THE TAXPAYERS DIME AS THEY ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE THEIR CARS HOME...
06-20-2008 | 12:26 AM
#25
06-20-2008 | 01:00 AM
#27
I'm not retarded... I'm not against poilce and have a lot of respect for the majority who take up the job of protecting jack asses like ourselves. My family is law enforcement as well.
HOWEVER, I'm not cool with them "protecting us" from ourselves (tickets for seatbelts for example) and I'm sure as hell not cool with them becoming a system that simply milks the public out of money every chance they get...
EXAMPLE:
Problem: People are turning left when the light is red... because they have NO CHOICE since Cali is not too fond of f@cking LEFT TURN ARROWS.
Solution: Install left turn arrows... NOT!!!! Let's instead install cameras to catch them doing it, not to prevent them or give them a safe alternative but so we can make more money...
EXAMPLE:
Problem: Gas prices are high, less people drive, less income from tickets...
Solution: Without the voters' consent let's tack on an outrageous fuel charge to each ticket so Johnny Law doesn't have to stop driving his car home from work and save the tax payers' gas money...
HOWEVER, I'm not cool with them "protecting us" from ourselves (tickets for seatbelts for example) and I'm sure as hell not cool with them becoming a system that simply milks the public out of money every chance they get...
EXAMPLE:
Problem: People are turning left when the light is red... because they have NO CHOICE since Cali is not too fond of f@cking LEFT TURN ARROWS.
Solution: Install left turn arrows... NOT!!!! Let's instead install cameras to catch them doing it, not to prevent them or give them a safe alternative but so we can make more money...
EXAMPLE:
Problem: Gas prices are high, less people drive, less income from tickets...
Solution: Without the voters' consent let's tack on an outrageous fuel charge to each ticket so Johnny Law doesn't have to stop driving his car home from work and save the tax payers' gas money...
06-20-2008 | 01:20 AM
#30
I'm not retarded... I'm not against poilce and have a lot of respect for the majority who take up the job of protecting jack asses like ourselves. My family is law enforcement as well.
HOWEVER, I'm not cool with them "protecting us" from ourselves (tickets for seatbelts for example) and I'm sure as hell not cool with them becoming a system that simply milks the public out of money every chance they get...
EXAMPLE:
Problem: People are turning left when the light is red... because they have NO CHOICE since Cali is not too fond of f@cking LEFT TURN ARROWS.
Solution: Install left turn arrows... NOT!!!! Let's instead install cameras to catch them doing it, not to prevent them or give them a safe alternative but so we can make more money...
EXAMPLE:
Problem: Gas prices are high, less people drive, less income from tickets...
Solution: Without the voters' consent let's tack on an outrageous fuel charge to each ticket so Johnny Law doesn't have to stop driving his car home from work and save the tax payers' gas money...
HOWEVER, I'm not cool with them "protecting us" from ourselves (tickets for seatbelts for example) and I'm sure as hell not cool with them becoming a system that simply milks the public out of money every chance they get...
EXAMPLE:
Problem: People are turning left when the light is red... because they have NO CHOICE since Cali is not too fond of f@cking LEFT TURN ARROWS.
Solution: Install left turn arrows... NOT!!!! Let's instead install cameras to catch them doing it, not to prevent them or give them a safe alternative but so we can make more money...
EXAMPLE:
Problem: Gas prices are high, less people drive, less income from tickets...
Solution: Without the voters' consent let's tack on an outrageous fuel charge to each ticket so Johnny Law doesn't have to stop driving his car home from work and save the tax payers' gas money...
06-20-2008 | 01:38 AM
#32
This won't last, it's just an experiment run amok.
If they want to take into consideration the price of fuel, they need to raise the fine. A tax/surcharge on a fine won't last long.
Usually a fuel surcharge is attached to a known rate. Like stated above, how do you prove $12 was used in gas to administer a ticket when you are already paid to administer said ticket?
If they want to take into consideration the price of fuel, they need to raise the fine. A tax/surcharge on a fine won't last long.
Usually a fuel surcharge is attached to a known rate. Like stated above, how do you prove $12 was used in gas to administer a ticket when you are already paid to administer said ticket?
06-20-2008 | 01:44 AM
#33
This won't last, it's just an experiment run amok.
If they want to take into consideration the price of fuel, they need to raise the fine. A tax/surcharge on a fine won't last long.
Usually a fuel surcharge is attached to a known rate. Like stated above, how do you prove $12 was used in gas to administer a ticket when you are already paid to administer said ticket?
If they want to take into consideration the price of fuel, they need to raise the fine. A tax/surcharge on a fine won't last long.
Usually a fuel surcharge is attached to a known rate. Like stated above, how do you prove $12 was used in gas to administer a ticket when you are already paid to administer said ticket?
06-20-2008 | 10:41 AM
#34
How about the Tax traps (I mean speed traps) where officers just sit in one spot all day long where the posted speed limit is rediculously low and hand out tickets all day long (on motorcycles usually). 3-4 tickets and hour (easy) @ $12 a pop on top of the fine.
So 10 mph tickets over (from antiquated 70's gas saving speed limits tax increasing) enforced arbitrarily makes us (85% of the population) a threat to public safety.
And don't get me started on Polititians.
Let me just say this is BS, good thing its not in CA (yet)
So 10 mph tickets over (from antiquated 70's gas saving speed limits tax increasing) enforced arbitrarily makes us (85% of the population) a threat to public safety.
And don't get me started on Polititians.
Let me just say this is BS, good thing its not in CA (yet)