Re: Aftermath of being caught by speed cameras in September.

On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:31:18 +0000, Mitch B put finger to keyboard and
typed:

>On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:08:03 +1300, Peter R entranced us with:
>
>> Tim W
>>>> Remember that speeding tickets and parking offences may seem trivial but
>>>> this is incipient facism creeping into every corner of life. It is local
>>>> govt extorting money from decent people just because they can.
>>
>>
>> Ian Smith
>>> They can't if you obey the law...
>
>> Stuff that! I'd rather let them fine me from time to time, such is the price
>> of freedom.
>
>Sadly, the price of your (or my) freedom could be somebody's child. It
>has long last started to dawn on me that I can't sit in my little box
>on wheels and drive as if nobody else needs space, time or
>consideration.

I have to say that this is a very different attitude to that displayed
in the thread started by your comments in Message-ID:
<r7o4l1pntdv8j4hudjlsai46upvprof4b2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>! Have you actually
changed your mind about whether or not "driving at 36 mph in an
industrial zone which is not used on a Saturday evening is a heinous
crime", and, if so, what made you change your mind?

Mark
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