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Originally posted by sammyg2
Wow, is it that surprising to you people that someone out there is honest? Obviously some of you are not.
He knew he broke the law and when asked he told the truth.
And your adsvice is to try and lie his way out of it? I wasn't raised that way and apparently neither was he.
No wonder this country is going down the tubes. No morals left.
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Basically, I agree w/sammy, but:
How many times have you heard anyone ever say ”Damn, I got a speeding ticket! I deserved it though and I’m certainly not going to try to avoid being penalized for my transgression!” That just ain’t human nature (and bet it wasn't generations ago either).
Consider also that breaking a speed limit is not by definition dangerous. While illegal, there are certainly stretches of road where very high speeds can be attained without putting anyone at risk other than driver and passenger. Less extremely, isn’t it irritating to get a ticket for doing 43 in a 35 zone?
There’s really nothing sacrosanct about speed limits; they exist to try to protect the public from itself and are sometimes not well determined and sometimes are even very specifically designed as speed traps.
Yes, breaking the law is breaking the law. However there is a profound difference between being a dangerous scoff-law and exercising civil disobedience when you don’t agree that a law is just and proper.
Actually, that’s been the American way throughout our history; Thoreau comes to mind. Admittedly, those of historical note (Mahatma Whutzizzname, et al) who've employed civil disobediance as Thoreau referred to it, did it openly to try to change laws or policies. They didn't lie to try to avoid the consequences of their disobediance, but rather used it as a tool to try to affect change.
I’ve always balked at the old saw “speed kills”. At how many mph does speed become a murderer? I know 100 mph can kill you if you hit a big tree. 30 mph can also kill you if you hit a big tree. Reasoned sound judgment need reign at whatever speed.
I've gotten lots of speeding tickets but have been able to keep the span of time between them long enough that my insurance hasn't gone up. I didn't fight any of them because I was "guilty" of all the charges and figured I'd loose; and I hate lying.
And furthermore, I believe that every
