Wow, this thread really has continued on for a long time! It seems
the general consensus is a backlash against localities and
municipalities with little dark beady eyes greedily calculating the
profits of preying on innocent drivers rather than the dire
consequences of other drivers' actions. We cannot control how lousy
other people may be or have influence on their little impotent brains,
but we can control our response to getting tickets.
Next time I get a ticket, I'll take it to court and offer to
perform community service or donate an equal (possibly double) amount
of money to a local charity or organization aimed at helping the
community (ie Habitat for Humanity, tutoring groups, after-school
programs for children) instead of paying the ticket. Community
service sounds good to me because this summer I'm working 15 hours a
week on an unpaid internship for one senator's office in DC and
another 50 hours a week in a couple other firms to earn my share of
tuition for school and lessen my loans. It couldn't hurt to force a
judge to let me perform something good for the community or admit
their system is corrupt. Smack! Score one for the drivers!
Oh yeah, roll back the clock to pre 1975 levels when the rest
of America was driving boats. The majority of America's population
was born before 1975 and is still alive, so something must have worked
back then. Besides for the idiots out there, there are airbags and
insurance premiums to break their pathetic little souls.
Joey Kramlinger
Boston College
kramling@bc.edu
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