Do Cameras Improve Traffic Safety?
The City of Rochester, New York is planning to move forward with a plan to start taking pictures of people who disobey traffic signals. Rochester’s City Council passed what’s called home rule legislation requesting the state legislature to approve the plan to install 50 red light cameras. The cameras would...
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Stinking Economy = More Traffic Tickets!?
Once upon a time many people believed police wrote more speeding tickets at the end of each month. Why? They had to hit some kind of magic quoto number. As a result, at the end of each month more speed traps appeared and the ever-conscious driver trying to shave...
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The New York State accidental Governor, along with an activist judge, are at it again breaking the Constitution and giving no regard to what the popular vote actually wants.
First off, activist liberal left judges have been trying to change the Constitution, which by the way they have no right to do, for years. Unfortunately...
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From the stupid law files — Canton, Ohio passed a law this week in which residents who are ticketed a second time for having lawn that is too high can be fined up to $250 dollars and be sentenced to a maximum of 30 days in jail. City officials previously passed a law which...
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As a news guy I talk with a lot of law enforcement officers. I also speak with a number of people effected by crime in one way or another. Then, there are the scores of people I speak with who find themselves effected by drunk drivers. The last category is probably one of the...
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The California Supreme court ruled that a voter-approved ban on homosexual marriages was unconstitutional. I bolded and put italics on the phrase “voter-approved ban” for a reason, and I’ll get back to that in a moment or two here. But first here’s what happened. The four to three ruling means California is the only...
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CNN reported on a new law before California legislators. If passed, the law would make it illegal to drive with your pet on your lap. Well there’s no big d’oh! Come one folks, if you’re like me you probably shake your head everytime you see a car fly by you with the driver trying...
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A recent news story pointed out the fact that even critics of New York State’s juvenile justice system say the state has made progress in improving conditions over the past two years. The story goes on to say that independent watchdog groups credit the head of the Office of Children and Family Services for...
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An appeals court ruled last week that a gay couple’s marriage in Canada should be recognized in New York. An employee of Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York sued the school because she wanted benefits for her partner. The couple was married in Canada. In 2006 a Judge threw out the lawsuit saying...
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Once again we’re discovering the squeaking wheels of justice when it comes to stars behind bars.
First it was Paris Hilton, then of course there’s the whole Britney fiasco. Lets not forget the Nicole Richie episode and then last week Lindsey Lohan spent a whopping 84 minutes in jail for her recent antics and run...
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