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Originally Posted by captain1202
All right with the "holier than thou" you non-speeders.* Consider traffic laws for what they REALLY are....revenue enhancement.** Travel those speeds and you get run down, often by a state trooper rushing to a doughnut stop. NOTE TO FLORIDA RESIDENTS:* These revenues help keep your property taxes down, don;t complain too loudly.*  |
Wow!* This post sounds like Captain has had bad experiences with the law.* In my 35 years working for local government (not in law enforcement), fines and forfeitures do NOT keep property taxes down.* They barely pay for the processing costs for the police reports and court costs that are generated by each ticket, unless it is a podunk small community that really abuses their authority which is very rare.* As for donuts, if only police are the donut hounds the shops would all fold from lack of sales volume.
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