Master_Shake

My mistake about the quotations/asterisks, I must have read it wrong.

If speed limits are really there to protect people, why doesn't the government require manufacturers to install governors on automobiles, preventing them from exceeding 65 mph?
The reason is that the cops, and the judicial system by extension, want you to speed. They intentionally create zones with low speed limits to raise revenue.

I submit that the reason he lowered the speed was to prevent you from fighting the ticket. If you fought it, the ticket would have cost more to him and the podunk town to convict you than if you just paid the fine.
And surely you don't think you're experiences are typical of everyone's? You must recognize that sometimes cops act like scumbags. I'm not saying they all do, I'm sure there are some decent ones; but there are also scumbag cops who enjoy punishing others, hurting them, and acting like scumbags. Whether it's sticking a plunger in a man's anus in NYC or firebombing a neighborhood in Philly, cops have done uncool shit, and they will continue to do so. Why create laws that enable them to harass you and investigate you?

Great, so the man has pounded you down and controls one more part of your life. Hey, don't get me wrong, I now obey the law too. I learned a long time ago that it's very difficult to beat the man at his own game. But that doesn't mean I applaud the man for doing his bullshit job and hurting other people.

And the fact that the cops were just following orders is no excuse. If cops enforce bullshit laws then they are bullshit cops. I have no respect for unthinking automatons who do just what they are told.

Unless you're a minority and the cops are assholes who don't like the look on your face. Then you might get a plunger in your anus, or they'll firebomb your neighborhood.

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