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Last week I had to fork over $107.50 for a speeding ticket that I got a number of weeks ago as I was coming home from church. The officer was stationed right at the right spot in order to catch us "hurriers" trying to get home to get the roast in the oven. Am I pissed because he was obviously trying to catch fine upstanding church-going folk like me? Yes. But was he responsible for me going 12 miles an hour over the posted speed limt? No. I was respectful, he was respectful, I signed the ticket, dug deep in my pocket, and paid the fine.
Rural life is different from urban; our interaction with police (or sheriff's deputies) is either having to do with moving violations or having them come out because someone is stalking our mothers (my case). I love cops - they help warn off the baddies. And they have nice guns.
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(none yet, still thinkin')
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