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liquidlight · 03-26-2005, 05:49 PM

I live in Utah, USA, and the only thing that really bugs me is the amount of time spent enforcing these laws while all the others that could be taken care of, you know the ones that put people in mortal danger just by thinking about them, are mostly ignored. I wouldn't have such a problem but I know that officers here receive incentives and bonuses based on the number of fines that they issue! If I'm not mistaken there is even a minimum quota that each highway patrolman has to satisfy each month! It doesn't irk me that they enforce the speed limits, it irks me that the limits do NOT reflect the capabilities of the cars on the road, either in safety or performance, and they're not doing it to make the roads safer, they're doing it to make money for the government.

03-26-2005, 05:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
liquidlight AHH! Custom Title!! Location: The twisted warpings of my brain.	I live in Utah, USA, and the only thing that really bugs me is the amount of time spent enforcing these laws while all the others that could be taken care of, you know the ones that put people in mortal danger just by thinking about them, are mostly ignored. I wouldn't have such a problem but I know that officers here receive incentives and bonuses based on the number of fines that they issue! If I'm not mistaken there is even a minimum quota that each highway patrolman has to satisfy each month! It doesn't irk me that they enforce the speed limits, it irks me that the limits do NOT reflect the capabilities of the cars on the road, either in safety or performance, and they're not doing it to make the roads safer, they're doing it to make money for the government. __________________ Halfway to hell and picking up speed.