[Porsche-O-Phile]

Here's my problem with that point of view:

(1) If the gubmint decides to start charging for the "privilege" of breathing air tomorrow, are you just going to roll over and pay it "because that's the law"? My point here is that stupid laws and policies need to be challenged, otherwise they never change.

(2) This kind of traffic enforcement is a joke. It's purely about revenue and that's it. We're not talking about someone blowing a red light indiscriminately, mowing down a sidewalk of pedestrians, going the wrong way down a one-way street drunk at 90 miles an hour, etc. We're talking about a B.S. "victimless crime" of doing nothing more than driving the speed of traffic. When the popo can simply pluck you out of a pack and hand you a bill for $300 (not to mention the insurance implications and waste of your time), this is what is known as "government tyrrany". In the spirit of our founding fathers I believe we have every right - in fact I believe we have the OBLIGATION - to fight it. Tooth-and-nail, whatever it takes. That's why the courts exist.

3. "Write your politician"? Are you kidding me? Do you ACTUALLY think that counts for squat? In a day/age where politicians have 20% approval ratings and continue to run roughshod over the will of the people, that's frankly a lame suggestion. Maybe I'm just being cynical, but I've stopped believing in the system. It's broken and it doesn't work. Sure, go ahead - write your representatives (if you think it'll do any good). Knock yourself out, but fight the stupid/inappropriate law with every resource at your disposal too.

4. I guarantee I'll do better things with that $300 than the gubmint ever will. My money, my choices. We should be trying to starve government of their insatiable desire to suck money out of the wallets of the people and "redistribute" it to cronies, illegitimate wars, kickbacks, hookers in NY, etc. Again, I say fight it - for the greater good.

5. I do believe that "man up and pay it" is the right thing to do if you get busted for something that places the public in jeopardy. I realize that the willingness to "suck it up" in this way is dependent on a person's individual moral compass, but I also believe that most people know the difference between a victimless crime (which is stupid - a crime with no victim should be stripped off the books in general) and an infraction that they need to take accountability for. This incident, if it went down as described, is in the former category and I see absolutely no moral issue with fighting it with every fiber of one's being. Legal technicalities, lawyers, etc. All fair game when you're dealing with state-sponsored tyranny that's really only about money.