Re: To our UK, Lebanese, & Egyptian brothers

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 05:35:54 GMT, Walter wrote:
>> What horrified me, innocent waif that I was, was the ease with which
>> people just flat-out lied to the cop when we stopped them. We
>> followed one woman driving a van for almost four miles. We *watched*
>> the several children in the van walking around between seats, and we
>> verified her speed at between 55 and 60mph the entire distance. (The
>> limit was 35.) When we stopped her she swore up and down that none of
>> the kids had been out of their carseats and that she'd stayed below
>> 35mph for the entire time.
>
>Lying to the police is a bad move ... especially since one can be
>charged with giving false information to the police ... which brings
>another fine in addition to the speeding and having the children walking
>around at highway speeds (in this case).

No, it doesn't bring another fine. It's a criminal offense. It gets
you a new place to hang out for a day or two.

MP-
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"Learning is a behavior that results from consequences."
B.F. Skinner
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