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Re: BURN THAT COP? (was Re: Cops: Can't Live With Them, Can't Live ,
copland timothy j <copland@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu> writes:
> I'm not from Canada...Never had a run in with a Mounty and never want to.
I just *have* to speak up and dispel this myth about Canada and the Mounties.
Do all Americans (at least the ones who haven't met on-duty cops in Canada)
think that the RCMP is the only police force in the country? Do they really
really expect that we wouldn't have Canadian equivalents to state troopers and
city cops?
I probably see a Mountie as often as a typical American sees an FBI agent.
Well, OK, less often if you count TV shows. <grin>
On the other hand, I see cruisers from the Ontario Provinical Police on the
highways and there isn't a grain of dirt for miles around here (Toronto) that
isn't within the jurisdiction of some city or regional police force.
> Yes, it's saved me alot of time, and makes the trip a little more exciting.
Indeed, excessive speeding can really save time on long trips. However,
experience is leading me to the conclusion that traffic, weather, or just
plain luck prevent you from realizing those time gains when you really need
them. Making a two-hour trip in one hour in the middle of the night just
because I can just isn't worth it. Yes, I have done that... and better.
These days I choose my speed in order to make for smoothest driving and, when
there is no one else on the road I drive the speed that I think the cops will
ignore (just in case one does decide to be strict, no more than 15 km/hr over
the limit, at which point the demerit points and accompanying insurance hikes
cost far more than the speeding ticket).
Geoffrey Welsh geoff@zswamp.uucp, [xenitec.on.ca|m2xenix.psg.com]!zswamp!geoff
We can only hope that people will outgrow the need for government
before the government finishes outgrowing the need for the people.
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