DeTomaso Mailing List: June 99, Message #89

> Anyone see the story Mike Stewart is referring to ?
> 
> The Maryland SP have a bad rep; however, C&D or Autoweek went out with
> Officer Bob Speed (real name).  Officer Bob had written numerous letters
> to the editor over the years.  He invited them out to watch a full day of
> speed enforcement.  The writers were somewhat shocked at all the stupid
> drivers they saw.  In addition the officers(at least that day) had no
> problem staying continuously busy while only writing up the 80+ and truly
> stupid.  All in all it was hard to disagree with the enforcement as they
> were doing it that day.  Today I think the CHP's doing about the same.
> With avg speed up about 75-80 and the lots of actual idiots pushing 90,
> CHP does not have to work very hard to get their quota of real violators.
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> From: 	Andy Poling
> Reply To: 	Andy Poling
> Sent: 	Thursday, June 3, 1999 10:35 PM
> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: 	Re: coolest speed trap
> 
> On Fri, 4 Jun 1999, Cal Eustaquio wrote:
> > Insidious! Crafty! Underhanded! Sneaky! Stealthy! Diabolic! Mean
> spirited!
> > Nihilistic! Deceptive! Mischevious! Tactically sound! Disgustingly
> clever! I
> > hate to be nailed by traffic cops but that's creative!
> 
> That would be our insidious, underhanded, corrupt, and otherwise
> nuisancesome Maryland State Police mentioned in that story.  The same cops
> who are famous for having mounted a radar gun on a mowing tractor in the
> grass in the middle of I-95 years ago.  The same cops who have (in the
> last
> few years) painted all of their so-called "marked" crown vics dark green
> and
> brown to better hide behind that bush and catch us terrible, horrible,
> speeders (er, hardened criminals).  Can't find a cop when you need one?
> That's because you can't see their damned cars!
> 
> I sure am glad they don't have anything important to do like catch *real*
> criminals... you know, the kind with victims.
> 
> I've been pulled over by a Maryland Statie for "not speeding".  I've been
> pulled over by a Md Statie for driving around a huge pothole (without
> leaving my lane).  They're tireless in their, ahem, enforcement...
> 
> -Andy (who gets tired of the games our Staties play)
> #3822
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> 72 Pantera - Rocky             91 Miata - Steve                 96 A4Q -
> Rudolf
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> Sting
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