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- From: savoia@sw.stratus.com (Rick Savoia)
- Newsgroups: ne.general
- Subject: Re: flavors of MA cops: what the hell is the registry police?
- Date: 30 Dec 1992 19:05:13 GMT
- Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.
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- In article <RG.92Dec25185605@nymph.msel.unh.edu>, rg@msel.unh.edu (Roger Gonzalez) writes:
- >
- > I've seen at least statewide cops with apparently three different types of
- > jurisdiction; can anyone shed some light on this to a country bumpkin who
- > moved down from NH?
-
- Well, let's see, there are local police, MDC police, state police,
- registry police. You don't see as many registry police
- since I believe they are being slowly wittled out. I've
- never understood what the charter is exactly for Registry
- police. I've seen them pull over people for traffic infractions
- as well as for bad registration. Don't ignore them though.
- They can give you just as much trouble as the regular police.
-
-
- >
- > Back to cops for a second: is the "enforced speed of the day" published in the
- > Globe? I'm getting annoyed about slowing down when I spot a cop just to then
- > watch him pass everyone on the right at 75mph. I've taken to following him at
- > his speed. Bad idea?
- >
- > "But really, your Honor, I was assuming that good Officer Donut was travelling
- > at 55mph, and that my speedometer was broken.. after all, his lights were
- > -not- on and I know that the local constabulary always tries to make a good
- > impression.."
-
- Nobody pulls a cop over. If you are stupid enough to follow him at his
- speed, then don't cry injustice if you get a ticket!
-
- > Finally, I heard that Beantown Harley pigs were using lidar guns in one of the
- > downtown tunnels at 10pm the other night, and that there was a whole line of
- > cars pulled over just past the end.. anyone else seen instances of these Evil
- > and Unwholesome devices in use?
- >
-
- First of all, what's a Beantown Harley pig and second what's
- a lidar gun?
-
-
- Rick
-