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yawnfactory t1_j9trjrd wrote

Reply to comment by YolksOnU in Bill would up the fines for not clearing snow and ice off your car by WillWriteForFood2

Seriously. I can't tell you how many people I see everyday on their phones. What's the point of these laws of they aren't even enforcing the laws we have.

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YolksOnU t1_j9tycqs wrote

I have a dashcam and I can't even get law enforcement to be interested in getting video of people driving recklessly. I have a fucking clown on video doing about 65 miles an hour down the middle of my 35mph road in his 1-ton with a horse trailer on the back. Can't even get them to take the video on it. Face, plates, everything. Could have killed someone.... and they do it on a regular basis.

At this point I am pretty sure the police only utilize traffic safety laws to fuck with poor people.

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another_one_1886 t1_j9u6bnz wrote

>At this point I am pretty sure the police only utilize traffic safety laws to fuck with poor people.

Well...yea...

I thought everyone knew that?

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thesilversverker t1_j9upj3t wrote

But new laws to selectively enforce will fix it! Then we can collectively shockedpikachu when the abuse tools we hand law enforcement are used to abuse the next out-group. Or just poors, they're always a safe target.

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Jim_from_snowy_river t1_j9vemk2 wrote

That's exactly why fine based punishments exist. It's why most tickets are punishable by a monetary penalty. Traffic infractions that are compensated using monetary means are just revenue generators plain and simple.

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Sad_Dimension_1576 t1_j9wghko wrote

This is my take, laws already exist but LE can be super selective about enforcement.

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