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Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order...

Subject Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order...
Newsgroups sci.electronics.design
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From bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net>
Message-ID <AdomA.331$L77.132@fx38.iad> (permalink)
Organization frugalusenet - www.frugalusenet.com
Date 2017-02-07 13:20 -0500

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On 02/07/2017 01:45 AM, Jasen Betts wrote:
> On 2017-02-07, bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> wrote:
>> On 02/06/2017 07:57 PM, Don Y wrote:
>>> On 2/6/2017 5:54 PM, bitrex wrote:
>
>>
>> I don't think anyone is in favor of eliminating traffic laws - IMO
>> they're not at all enforced stringently in the US anyway (except when
>> there's money to be made.)
>>
>> Also they're another regressive tax on the poor. What does someone who
>> makes 100k a year care about getting a $50 parking ticket or a $100
>> speeding fine? There are seriously residents of Boston who simply accept
>> $10,000 worth of parking tickets a year as a "cost of doing business"
>> cuz it's cheaper than renting a parking space in a tony area of the Back
>> Bay over the same timeframe.
>
> So, the council (who are collecting the fines) and the car owner (who
> pays them) have an agreement.
>
> Were the parking really problematic the council would relocate the car to
> an impound lot.
>

Yes, "unspoken agreements" between government and the wealthy to the 
effect of "the law doesn't apply to you" are fairly common, if you'd 
noticed.

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OT:  Wow!  Reason returns to law and order... Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-06 16:29 -0700
  Re: OT:  Wow!  Reason returns to law and order... dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-02-06 15:35 -0800
    Re: OT:  Wow!  Reason returns to law and order... Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-06 17:00 -0700
    Re: OT:  Wow!  Reason returns to law and order... pcdhobbs@gmail.com - 2017-02-06 17:16 -0800
  Re: OT:  Wow!  Reason returns to law and order... Martin Riddle <martin_ridd@verizon.net> - 2017-02-06 18:48 -0500
    Re: OT:  Wow!  Reason returns to law and order... M Philbrook <jamie_ka1lpa@charter.net> - 2017-02-06 18:57 -0500
    Re: OT:  Wow!  Reason returns to law and order... Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-06 17:02 -0700
    Re: OT:  Wow!  Reason returns to law and order... George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> - 2017-02-07 06:36 -0800
      Re: OT:  Wow!  Reason returns to law and order... krw@notreal.com - 2017-02-07 12:36 -0500
        Re: OT:  Wow!  Reason returns to law and order... George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> - 2017-02-07 10:36 -0800
  Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-02-06 18:49 -0500
    Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-02-06 17:15 -0700
      Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-02-06 19:24 -0500
      Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-02-06 19:35 -0500
      Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-06 17:47 -0700
        Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-02-06 17:54 -0700
          Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-02-06 20:16 -0500
  Re: OT:  Wow!  Reason returns to law and order... "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2017-02-06 16:37 -0800
    Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-02-06 19:44 -0500
    Re: OT:  Wow!  Reason returns to law and order... Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-06 17:49 -0700
      Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-02-06 19:54 -0500
        Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-02-06 17:57 -0700
          Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-02-06 20:02 -0500
          Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-06 18:55 -0700
            Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2017-02-07 13:13 +1100
          Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-02-06 21:20 -0500
            Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-02-06 21:31 -0500
            Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-02-07 06:45 +0000
              Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-02-07 13:20 -0500
          Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-02-07 06:32 +0000
    Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-02-06 19:58 -0500
    Re: OT:  Wow!  Reason returns to law and order... bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-02-06 17:01 -0800
      Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-02-06 20:06 -0500
        Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-02-06 20:11 -0500
  Re: OT:  Wow!  Reason returns to law and order... John Larkin <jjlarkinxyxy@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-02-06 17:42 -0800
  Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... mixed nuts <melopsitticus@undulatus.budgie> - 2017-02-07 10:03 -0500
    Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... John Larkin <jjlarkinxyxy@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-02-07 11:10 -0800
      Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> - 2017-02-07 12:40 -0800
        Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-07 14:51 -0700
          Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... mixed nuts <melopsitticus@undulatus.budgie> - 2017-02-08 00:25 -0500
            Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-02-08 12:19 -0500
              Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... krw@notreal.com - 2017-02-08 12:38 -0500
                Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-02-08 14:47 -0800
              Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... mixed nuts <melopsitticus@undulatus.budgie> - 2017-02-08 17:43 -0500
          Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Cursitor Doom <curd@notformail.com> - 2017-02-08 21:25 +0000
            Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-08 14:37 -0700
              Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Cursitor Doom <curd@notformail.com> - 2017-02-08 23:24 +0000
                Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... pcdhobbs@gmail.com - 2017-02-08 15:30 -0800
                Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-08 16:57 -0700
                Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Cursitor Doom <curd@notformail.com> - 2017-02-10 17:06 +0000
                Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> - 2017-02-10 23:49 +0100
        Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-02-07 19:18 -0800
          Re: OT: Wow! Reason returns to law and order... krw@notreal.com - 2017-02-07 22:26 -0500
  Re: OT:  Wow!  Reason returns to law and order... djlocher56@gmail.com - 2017-02-11 07:13 -0800

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