I’m with you on this one. I don’t support the corrupt/abusive actions of many police, but people who bitch and moan about being targeted for speeding and/or driving like assholes fucking deserve it. Now sure, getting popped for going just slightly over is garbage, but those aren’t the drivers or the incidents I’m talking about. There’s a weird sentiment among a lot of drivers that traffic laws are just arbritray and optional. I will always cheer for police who catch the worst of them, and I wish it happened more often.
I don’t object to speed limits in the abstract. I do object to speed limits not being set to reasonable levels, such as the 85th percentile. I definitely object to the assholes careening along at breakneck speeds, and I have no problem with police deterring them.
Now if we could just get traffic stops to stop being fishing expeditions for other stuff. The war on drugs was always made to be the war against minorities… that needs to end.
I’m with you on this one. I don’t support the corrupt/abusive actions of many police, but people who bitch and moan about being targeted for speeding and/or driving like assholes fucking deserve it. Now sure, getting popped for going just slightly over is garbage, but those aren’t the drivers or the incidents I’m talking about. There’s a weird sentiment among a lot of drivers that traffic laws are just arbritray and optional. I will always cheer for police who catch the worst of them, and I wish it happened more often.
I don’t object to speed limits in the abstract. I do object to speed limits not being set to reasonable levels, such as the 85th percentile. I definitely object to the assholes careening along at breakneck speeds, and I have no problem with police deterring them.
Now if we could just get traffic stops to stop being fishing expeditions for other stuff. The war on drugs was always made to be the war against minorities… that needs to end.