Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site loral.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!sdcc6!loral!rfs From: rfs@loral.UUCP () Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: PISSED OFF Message-ID: <742@loral.UUCP> Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 19:38:11 EST Article-I.D.: loral.742 Posted: Fri Jan 11 19:38:11 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 14-Jan-85 04:44:02 EST Lines: 41 I've had it with the bullshit double standard that goes on in this state (Calif.). The DMV (Dept. of motor vehicles) sent me a nasty gram saying that one more ticket and I'm WALKING instead of driving to work. In this state we are on a point system. Each ticket counts as one point. Drunk driving is two points also reckless driving. Four points in on year, six points in one and a half years or eight points in two years and your WALKING. Well they put the all mighty fear in me and I've slowed down and drive right. What PISSES me off is the COPS break all the laws. I was doing 55 mph and a cop roared up behind me at atleast 70 mph flashing his lights for me to go faster. I said BULLSHIT I'm doing 55. He finally got pissed and went around me. Who gives him a ticket for breaking the law. I saw another COP roll right through a stop sign. This was the same BUTT HOLE that gave me a ticket for rolling through a stop at a quarter mph a year earlier. Just the other day I saw a cop do an illegal U-TURN. There was a sign that said "NO U TURN". None of these cops were in pursuit. Just crusin. Why should we have this double standard. Their giving tickets in this state at a record rate. Just about every one I know is getting nasty grams from the DMV. I think the police should obey the laws they enforce. After all THEY WORK FOR US!!!! Some day I'm going to ask a cop that just broke the law to pull over and write himself a TICKET!! It all boils down to $$$BUCKS. They don't care if we kill each other on the streets and freeways. They're making MEGABUCKS!!. Some states are passing mandatory seat belt laws. Not to keep you and me safe. Its one more way to make BUCKS. They design the street lines so you'll break the law or have no choice. An example of this is; I drive a road that is full of curves and one lane each way. All the hair pin curves have DASHED lines so you can pass (and get killed) and all the straights have double solid lines not allowing you to pass. If your following a cement truck at 10 MPH you'll want to pass in the straight. If you do you get a ticket. Our state and federal governments are BIG profit corporations. There in business to make bucks. They pass laws to make bucks.