Wayne <blowndakota@yahoo.com> wrote:
: I usually don’t reply to these types of posts but
: these comments made me felt as I must. Saying these
: types of laws are aimed at the Fast and Furious crowd
: makes about as much sense as opening up with a sawed
: off shotgun into a crowded mall and saying you were
: trying to kill a fly. If these so called street
: racers are causing all this mayhem, why not pass a law
: against street racing, speeding or reckless driving in
: general? Of course there are already laws against
: such behavior so more laws will not assist the police
: in enforcing them. I certainly would not want a law
: that leaves enforcement up to the discretion of a
: police officer who may or may not understand the
: difference between a Hyundai with a chrome tip and a
: Hemi Cuda. The real force behind such laws is
: twofold. One is to keep you out from under the hood
: of your own car so you are at the mercy of dealerships
: and manufactures. The other is to allow large
: factories and corporations to continue to destroy the
: environment while putting the blame on the consumer.
: I am sorry, but the thought that laws such as these
: are put in place to ensure the safety of those on the
: roads is laughable at best.
Absativalutely!! This is a huge problem in just about all areas
of government, from vehicle and traffic laws to gun control (especially
gun control!). We already have an over-abundance of laws on the books
which do not get enforced as it is. The last thing we need are more
laws, especially sweeping ones of this nature which infringe on the
rights of innocents while trying to target the actual lawbreakers.
This is probably yet another attempt to give the government more control
over their citizens' rights. Either that, or the lawmakers are incredibly
stupid. (No doubt its a dangerous combination of the two.) I
especially like the "hunting a fly with a shotgun" analogy - Wayne hit
the nail on the head!
---Jon-
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