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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 08:52 AM Original message |
"6 Cities That Were Caught Shortening Yellow Light Times For Profit", privatizing law enforcement. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. Ah, the wonders of a free market! No wonder the teabaggers hate government... |
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MousePlayingDaffodil (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. If the private vendor did this without the knowledge or consent . . . |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. the goal of "private industry" is to screw n cheat everyone it can as often as possible lol nt |
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MousePlayingDaffodil (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Maybe so . . . |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 04:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. It tells us that the local governments think of citizens, first and foremost, as a revenue source. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. For one thing it tells us that a police state if given too much power, can become addicted to it's |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. I'm pretty sure that is the case |
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MousePlayingDaffodil (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:36 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. In fact, I believe that, in some cases . . . |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 10:15 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. I've heard that |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 11:32 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. I would believe that... |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 10:36 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. I always question any private enterprise |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 11:46 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. That's just politics as usual in Texas |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
3. Greed make the world go round |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
4. Wow, that's something you never think about |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
6. If we got rid of traffic lights cars would be less useful. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. A four way stop is more wasteful of fuel than a properly set up red light.. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
7. Why isn't Paradise Valley in AZ on the list? |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:35 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. or anywhere in Phoenix - Mesa - Tempe - Gilbert - Chandler for that matter. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:43 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Money grabbing machines on every corner. |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 10:03 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. yup. lived in Phoenix for a couple years, 2006 - 2008. |
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rbixby (716 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
14. I'm not sure how red light cameras are legal |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:55 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Good question. I browsed "Traffic enforcement camera" at Wikipedia after I posted the OP. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Well, it would teach you to never lend your car to an asshole. |
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rbixby (716 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 08:52 AM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Its true...but |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #14 |
25. You could say the same for parking tickets |
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howard112211 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
16. No shit? I almost had an accident in Chattanooga because of the damn short yellow light. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
21. I KNEW IT !! |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Probably Summersville |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 09:04 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. YESSSSSSS!! Summersville!! That's it! |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
23. I was saying this back in the 90s |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
30. dallas and lubbock. i swear here in amarillo, lately, there have been 4, 5 times |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
32. A privatized police state? That just blew Orwell's mind. |
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