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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 09:23 AM Original message |
DAYM! Virginia Outrage: First Casualty of New Speeding Laws ($1050+!!) |
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OrangeCountyDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
1. She Should Be Locked Up! |
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VLC (487 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 09:38 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I guess the idea is she should have called an ambulance |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 10:42 AM Response to Reply #3 |
23. Point of fact |
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VLC (487 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 11:43 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. I wonder if that's true everywhere |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 12:17 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Every single one of your links supports what I said |
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VLC (487 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. I don't see it that way |
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Roy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #23 |
47. They may end up selling to a private collection agency... |
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qanda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
2. Reading that whole story made me sad |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
4. She should have brokered an automatic weapons deal for a felon |
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liberalnurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
5. Why didn't the Democratic Governor |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
6. My Rep in VA sponsored this bill |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 09:51 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I hate that fines-as-user-fees shit |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 10:28 AM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Yup, Pretty Much What I Told Him |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
7. The Virginia Highway Patrol = |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 02:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
41. I remember when the police would provide escort in emergency situations. |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
8. IIRC the legislator who wrote that bill |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 10:31 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. When I called him out on that, here's what he said |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 11:21 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. What a bunch of BS doublespeak!! |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #25 |
39. Your 2nd to last sentance is almost exactly what I sent to him in reply |
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lynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
9. I have two schools of thought on this situation - |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 10:03 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. well as long as we are speculating... |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 12:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
38. I agree we should not second guess her, but she REALLY |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
12. Here's a tip |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
36. So, since you obviously believe $1,000 is not too much, how much would be TOO much? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
13. Police will be reluctant to enforce this law. That's BAD, as people do drive FAR to quickly there |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 10:37 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Very Good Point |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
14. Iowa reinstated the 70 mi/hr speed limit a year or so ago. Last Friday |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 11:34 AM Response to Reply #14 |
26. you got a link so we can get the rest fo the story? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 12:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
31. damn good thing there were NO accidents at 55, of course. n/t |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 02:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
40. Accidents increasd dramatically btwn DC and Balt. when the speed limite was raised. nt |
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The River (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
15. My "Car" is 30 Years Old |
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qdemn7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
16. Once again... |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
17. Why can't they base fines on ability to pay? |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 10:40 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. For the same reason that they shouldn't |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 11:37 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Not comparable at all... |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 02:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
43. Well, other countries know flat fees aren't fair to some... |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
21. That woman is a selfish ass and should get the book thrown at her!! |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
24. Quote from Guili via Dkos says it all |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
29. We ought to declare a day where everyone scrupulously obeys |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 12:43 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. That would be an interesting experiment. I think the real outcome |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
34. No such thing as a mitigating factor? |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. For punishment-fetish deviants, that & "excessive punishment" are dirty criminal-lovin' librul talk. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
35. This is excessive; I hate speeders as much as the next person |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
42. And I'm supposed to feel sorry for her, because...? |
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libodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
44. Betcha these are the same people that |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
45. If she had been driving a semi, the fine would be twice what she got! |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
46. Bushmerika grows more like the Old Soviet Union every day |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
48. According to Mapquest, it's a 12 minute trip from Burke VA to Inova Fairfax Hospital |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 05:23 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. And she could have prevented the need to speed to the hospital too... |
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