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Title: I Reject Your B.S. ''law''.
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Published: Jul 6, 2008
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Post Date: 2008-07-06 20:26:05 by Artisan
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The other day my wife called me on my cell and I answered it, only to find a cop with lights and siren (for effect?) behind me within a minute. he asked if I knew why he had stopped me. I replied "You didn't like my bumper stickers?" I half-jokingly remarked that he was christening me on the first day of the 'law'. He assured me that I was by far not the first one to have been ticketed, and said that most people told him they had forgotten about the law or hadn't had time to buy their 'head sets'. He asked if I had forgotten about the law, or if I hadn't seen the numerous signs advising motorists about the effective July 1st date. I told him that I had not forgotten about the law, that I have no intention of ever buying an electronic device to attach to my head or ears, and that government has no valid authority to dictate how, when , or who i talk to. I told him I reject the law as tyrannical. We had an amicable conversation. He said he thought it was a great law, because of all the motorists he'd encountered in accidents who told him they'd been talking on their cell phone. He issued me a ticket, but not before I demanded the county seat. Amazingly, he did not even know what the county seat was, and I told him to call his watch commander who could instruct him. I guess no one had ever requested the county seat from him, which I found odd because the county seat court address is typed right on the front of the ticket below the local court address, which he no doubt usually checks. Officer Genius is now going to have to drive 30+ miles to the county seat in downtown Los Angeles, but not before the D.A. foolishly ignores my subpoena of evidence , which will get the whole case tossed out on appeal regardless of what the first kangaroo court decides. Government slugs are notoriously stupid. You CAN beat them. It just takes a bit of effort. These laws are unconstitutional, (not that that has ever stopped the 'selected' criminals before,) and if I do not win on these grounds, as is my primary preference, I will win by drowining them in their own procedural paperwork. There is an excellent treatise on the unconstitutionality of cell phone laws HERE, which was filed in a case out of New york a few years ago. I have beaten 6 tickets in court and will beat this one. They're not getting a dime off of me. 
He said, no, that he had been heading southbound and saw me goung northbound talking on my cellphone.
F-CK THEM AND THEIR BULLSH!T TYRANNICAL LAWS. My servant government has NO AUTHORITY to dictate how, when, or to whom I speak. And to my lovely wife, feel free to call me any time, I'll be sure to answer. ;-)
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#2. To: Artisan (#0)
Artisan: As the police officer pointed out, he had encountered too many motorists who were involved in accidents while talking on their cell phone. Other police officers have made the same comment in just about every state in the Union. The issue here involves public safety, which is a legitimate concern for any state government. When a particular activity, such as using a cell phone in a moving vehicle, contributes to accidents, the state has every right, duty and obligation to eliminate that activity. Just as you have a right to read, you nevertheless do not retain that right when you are operating a motor vehicle. Any activity that distracts a motor-vehicle operator's attention deserves to be made illegal if for no other reason than to prevent accidents -- and their subsequent maiming and deaths. Golly, guy, the issue is about public safety, not your convenience. RO
Unfortunately, his personal observations apparently aren't borne out by statistical evidence. From what I've heard, the only discernable spike in accident rates while utilizing phones is during crappy weather. Additionally, the law does not prohibit you from dialing, which is the most distracting portion of the call transaction. I'm willing to bet we'll see a large spike in accidents directly related to the law due to the sudden increase in people pulling off to the side of the freeway to take or initiate calls and then getting back into traffic.
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#4. To: ReallyOrnery, Artisan (#2)
As the police officer pointed out, he had encountered too many motorists who were involved in accidents while talking on their cell phone.
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