Posted by Vito on August 16, 2010, 10:32 am
| Chuck Rhode wrote:
|
| > Well, there are a lot of steps. I'm not an NRA member, so I haven't
| > thought about them all. Correct me if I'm wrong
|
| OK...
|
| > but didn't the
| > Supreme Court recently vindicate the NRA's position that the Second
| > Amendment confers an individual right (to self defense).
|
| Nope. An individual's to own a gun. Big difference.
Hmmm .... IIRC it was to own a gun for (home?) defense.
Posted by Beav on August 12, 2010, 5:58 pm
> Under its Motorcycle Law Enforcement Demonstration grant program, the
> NHTSA will award up to $350,000 in total to be divided among as many
> as five law enforcement agencies to set up traffic checkpoints that
> target motorcyclists.
>
http://motorcycling.speedtv.com/article/bikes-ama-seeks-suspension-of-grant-program/
Wales moves to the US. Check to see if a geezer called Brunstrom is
involved. If he is. move now.
--
Beav
Posted by Twibil on August 12, 2010, 8:44 pm
> Under its Motorcycle Law Enforcement Demonstration grant program, the
> NHTSA will award up to $350,000 in total to be divided among as many
> as five law enforcement agencies to set up traffic checkpoints that
> target motorcyclists.
Let's see: $350,000 divided by five equals $70,000 per agency.
Each agency will be spending that munificent sum on officer's
salaries, overtime, supervisorial salaries, supervisorial overtime, PR
agency costs, self-promoting brochure printing expenses,
transportation costs, and assorted kickbacks to whoever normally gets
their palms greased to ease the organization of the aforesaid
checkpoints.
The way I figure it, this leaves a total of circa $28.53 per agency
for running the actual checkpoints themselves, which means they may
pull over up to seven motorcycles each on the one afternoon they can
afford to keep them open with this budget.
BFD.
Posted by Datesfat Chicks on August 12, 2010, 9:09 pm
>The way I figure it, this leaves a total of circa $28.53 per agency
>for running the actual checkpoints themselves, which means they may
>pull over up to seven motorcycles each on the one afternoon they can
>afford to keep them open with this budget.
You're neglecting the revenue from any citations issued. That could keep it
going a bit longer.
I wish I had a motorcycle that could actually flee the police (but it is a
self-made problem--I could just go buy a B-King or something).
DF.
Posted by CS on August 14, 2010, 11:38 am
>>
>>The way I figure it, this leaves a total of circa $28.53 per agency
>>for running the actual checkpoints themselves, which means they may
>>pull over up to seven motorcycles each on the one afternoon they can
>>afford to keep them open with this budget.
> You're neglecting the revenue from any citations issued. That could keep
> it going a bit longer.
Unlikely.
They make money impounding bikes and writing tickets that cost money. I
doubt fix-it tickets require payment of fines in most places, and it's hard
to speed or perform other illegal traffic manuevers in a checkpoint.
They're basically annoying law abiding bikers and sending a message to
gangs.
> I wish I had a motorcycle that could actually flee the police (but it is a
> self-made problem--I could just go buy a B-King or something).
Unless you can find a bike that travels faster than helicopters and radio
waves, the latter of which goes close to the speed of light.
Might as well just pull over.
CS
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> NHTSA will award up to $350,000 in total to be divided among as many
> as five law enforcement agencies to set up traffic checkpoints that
> target motorcyclists.
>