Re: Weasels vs. transparancy / traffic cameras

From: \[ Robert-Coyote \] (coyyote@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon May 22 2000 - 09:34:21 MDT


An example,From: http://www.seattlep-i.com/local/susp11.shtml

"County officials say the 1993 state law toughening penalties for driving
with a suspended license hasn't increased revenues as anticipated. In fact,
it's cost local taxpayers plenty by clogging court dockets and putting more
people in jail"

>From: "\[ Robert-Coyote \]" <coyyote@hotmail.com>

>on another note, if most or all traffic and other offences were prosecuted,
>the courts would be overwhelmed, especialy if the defndants largely
>contested the charges.

Which I think goes back to spike's point that transparency would result in
pruning back laws to the bear mininum in order to combat that "problem."

-Zero

"I like dreams of the future better than the history of the past"
--Thomas Jefferson

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