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Old November 15th 05, 08:10 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata
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M. Cantera wrote:

> Traffic enforcement is purely a profit center and radar has the
> biggest margin, followed by expired tags/inspections. Any other
> offense can result in lengthier proceedings and challenges to the
> accussing officer. I know poeple i n the system in Houston and in
> Miami, that is what they are telling me.


I am not disagreeing with this, though *purely* is taking it a little
too far. I want the police to stop the person driving 100 mph in my
neighborhood regardless of profit incentives.

Your previous post said that the police do not pull people over. Here it
is if you have forgotten.
"The police will not pull anyone over for something they are doing
because that is profiling (as in racial)"

I was disputing this as it is an untrue statement. "Something they are
doing" includes speeding and driving with expired tags, by the way.
Now that you are clarifying what you meant, your statement has changed.

> Next time you are out, take a look at your fellow drivers, they don't
> seem to get pulled over for eating, applying make up, obtructing the
> flow of traffic, tailgating, reading, failing to signal lane changes,
> illegal turns or a host of other offenses.


I agree with this to an extent, though I have been pulled over for
failure to signal a lane change. I have also seen a person who appeared
to get pulled over for an illegal turn, though I did not stick around to
ask questions.

> Last time I checked that was a TV show, nothing to do with reality.


So those are not real police officers arresting people?
The show "Cops" features real-life interaction between the police and
the public. It is not "Law and Order". "Cops" is more of a documentary
than anything, and one of the main things that they show are cars
getting pulled over for many reasons other than speeding or expired tags.

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