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I was arrested when I was 18 after a guy I was with was caught selling mdma at a gathering in the desert. The police report was filled with lies. The officers a

by inuhj 14y ago

I was arrested when I was 18 after a guy I was with was caught selling mdma at a gathering in the desert. The police report was filled with lies. The officers approached me during the night(it was 10F) and asked to sit in my car. I was having a heart to heart with my girlfriend but obliged because they were obviously cold and being welcoming is part of that subculture. They made some lewd inappropriate comments about my gf and then asked to buy drugs. I told them I didnt have any. They begged. I said sorry I dont have any. I read the police report and they wrote that i wanted to sell them drugs but told them I had just taken the last of mine and recommended them to my friend. They were rude and total dicks to everyone. In court the judge admonished them for grinding up on underage girls on their surveillance videos.

dlokshin 14y ago
Wholeheartedly agree with the erosion of personal freedoms in the favor of laws made by people 'who know better.' Speeding is a perfect example--any law that 80% of people on the freeway break is a terrible law.
- Anechoic 14y ago
  any law that 80% of people on the freeway break is a terrible law. They are actually supposed to be set so that 80-90% of the people are obeying the limit (see MUTCD), but that often results in limits that are perceived as being too high by communities.
  - Firehed 14y ago
    Why have speed limits at all then? I've heard anecdotes of professional drivers getting out of massive speeding tickets because they know how to handle a vehicle at that speed (and presumably had the good sense not to be driving way faster than traffic if there even was any) and its certainly possible to get a speeding ticket when traveling under the limit if conditions do not permit. Seems to me that they should be treated as good-weather guidelines (legally; that's already more or less the case in practice), and focus on the people driving recklessly - weaving in and out of traffic, going 10mph+ faster than everyone else, tailgating, etc.
    - csense 14y ago
      > professional drivers getting out of massive speeding tickets That seems unlikely. > Why have speed limits at all then? To reduce the frequency and severity of crashes. To give people a baseline for safe speed. If most people's usual driving speed is "10 mph over the limit," then the effective speed limit is simply N+10 mph, where N is the number on the signs. > tailgating It's easy to deal with this effectively on your own. If you're being tailgated, just take your foot off the gas until you're 10mph under the limit. The tailgater will pass you at the very first opportunity. It's magic!
      - mitchty 14y ago
        Sadly sometimes tailgaters don't get off your ass if you slow down. I slowed down to 30 once on a 70mph stretch before one guy finally passed while flipping me the bird. My new rule is to just floor it to get other cars in between me and them.
        dasil003 14y ago
        Wow. To paraphrase Team America: that guy was an asshole and a pussy.
        mitchty 14y ago
        To be fair its really uncommon, but it has stuck out quite a bit in my mind. The amusing part to me was he turned left only about a mile up so there was no real reason to stay tailgating (no off ramps up and coming). Just to note that I wasn't being a dick about things either.
      - zevyoura 14y ago
        > If you're being tailgated, just take your foot off the gas until you're 10mph under the limit. This advice (slow down when tailgated) is also what's advised at MSF training courses for motorcycle licenses also. It sounds counter-intuitive, but in addition prompting the tailgater to pass it also gives you more space to maneuver if things get dicey.
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by inuhj 14y ago

dlokshin 14y ago

Wholeheartedly agree with the erosion of personal freedoms in the favor of laws made by people 'who know better.' Speeding is a perfect example--any law that 80% of people on the freeway break is a terrible law.

Anechoic 14y ago
any law that 80% of people on the freeway break is a terrible law. They are actually supposed to be set so that 80-90% of the people are obeying the limit (see MUTCD), but that often results in limits that are perceived as being too high by communities.
- Firehed 14y ago
  Why have speed limits at all then? I've heard anecdotes of professional drivers getting out of massive speeding tickets because they know how to handle a vehicle at that speed (and presumably had the good sense not to be driving way faster than traffic if there even was any) and its certainly possible to get a speeding ticket when traveling under the limit if conditions do not permit. Seems to me that they should be treated as good-weather guidelines (legally; that's already more or less the case in practice), and focus on the people driving recklessly - weaving in and out of traffic, going 10mph+ faster than everyone else, tailgating, etc.
  - csense 14y ago
    > professional drivers getting out of massive speeding tickets That seems unlikely. > Why have speed limits at all then? To reduce the frequency and severity of crashes. To give people a baseline for safe speed. If most people's usual driving speed is "10 mph over the limit," then the effective speed limit is simply N+10 mph, where N is the number on the signs. > tailgating It's easy to deal with this effectively on your own. If you're being tailgated, just take your foot off the gas until you're 10mph under the limit. The tailgater will pass you at the very first opportunity. It's magic!
    - mitchty 14y ago
      Sadly sometimes tailgaters don't get off your ass if you slow down. I slowed down to 30 once on a 70mph stretch before one guy finally passed while flipping me the bird. My new rule is to just floor it to get other cars in between me and them.
      - dasil003 14y ago
        Wow. To paraphrase Team America: that guy was an asshole and a pussy.
        mitchty 14y ago
        To be fair its really uncommon, but it has stuck out quite a bit in my mind. The amusing part to me was he turned left only about a mile up so there was no real reason to stay tailgating (no off ramps up and coming). Just to note that I wasn't being a dick about things either.
    - zevyoura 14y ago
      > If you're being tailgated, just take your foot off the gas until you're 10mph under the limit. This advice (slow down when tailgated) is also what's advised at MSF training courses for motorcycle licenses also. It sounds counter-intuitive, but in addition prompting the tailgater to pass it also gives you more space to maneuver if things get dicey.
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