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- From: jpt@telecaster.think.com (James P. Taylor)
- Newsgroups: ne.general
- Subject: Re: flavors of MA cops: what the hell is the registry police?
- Date: 30 Dec 92 15:25:10
- Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
- Lines: 13
- Distribution: ne
- Message-ID: <JPT.92Dec30152510@telecaster.think.com>
- References: <RG.92Dec25185605@nymph.msel.unh.edu>
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- In-reply-to: savoia@sw.stratus.com's message of 30 Dec 1992 19:05:13 GMT
-
- In article <1hsrt9INN7tl@transfer.stratus.com> savoia@sw.stratus.com (Rick Savoia) writes:
-
- > "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!
-
- Long ago when I took drivers ed in Mass, the state law read that police
- vehicles could only exceed the speed limit if they were on "emergency
- service".
-