10-13-2013, 12:44 PM
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Originally posted by Hunt Stoddard
No, that's not what I meant. For one thing, I generally believe laws should be followed no matter how dumb they appear. There's always the good change you're overlooking something. There are always the abstract arguments like "would you obey the law in Nazi Germany?" but in open democracies there are legitimate means to change the law if you really feel one is unjust. At the same time I also don't think laws should always be applied just because they can be. That's my whole point. Was it prudent to make this woman pay a huge fine, hire a lawyer, go before a judge? In my opinion, no.
If you always follow the speed limit and only get a ticket on those occasional times when you accidentally exceed the posted limit, you should get a radar detector. When it alarms, it will remind you to check your speed and allow you to get into compliance without the police having to waste their time. If you are able to reduce your speed before you are clocked by authorities, then the radar detector will pay for itself. I thank you, your insurance company thanks you, and the public that your radar detector is helping to protect also thanks you. Please flash your headlights when this happens so the traffic in the opposing lane can also benefit from your enhanced safety. Spread the safety, and the aloha. Mahalo.