RE: FW: NMA on Montana's new speed law

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

I'm not sure if it came from NMA, but I do see your point.

Revenue may not always be separated out quite that clearly, so they may
have a thing there, though.
- peter

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	shields@tembel.org [SMTP:shields@tembel.org]
> Sent:	Friday, February 14, 1997 9:08 PM
> To:	Peter Henriksen
> Cc:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	Re: FW: NMA on Montana's new speed law
> 
> > > 1. The state police are hard pressed to justify their existence
> > > without a
> > > speed limit to enforce.
> > > 
> > > 2. Revenue generation is probably suffering
> > > 
> > > 3. The locals are fighting the "reasonable and prudent" tickets
> and
> > > the
> > > courts are finding in their favor, which really irritates the cop
> > > mentality.
> 
> Is this really from the NMA?  They ca'n't be bothered to call the
> Montana
> authorities and get actual facts?  It would only take fifteen minutes.
> Revenue generation is "probably" suffering?
> 
> Namecalling doesn't persuade anyone who is not already on your side.
> 
> I have been thinking about joining the NMA but this is not
> professional.
> -- 
> Shields.
> [sorry -- in a bad mood after another day dodging people in the wrong
> lane]