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- From: jess@miracle.com (Jessica Thornburg)
- Newsgroups: ne.general
- Subject: Re: flavors of MA cops: what the hell is the registry police?
- Message-ID: <30Dec92170543@miracle.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 17:05:43 EDT
- Organization: Miracle Computer Consultants
- Lines: 64
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- savoia@sw.stratus.com (Rick Savoia) writes:
- >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.
- >
- >
-
- More, even. I believe that Registry police can and will pull up behind someone
- and run that persons license plate number through their computer, and pull that
- person over if there is something wrong, like no insurance, etc... State police
- can't do that, as far as i know, nor can regular city or town police. If any
- body knows differently, please say so.
-
- >>
- >> 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
-
- Yes, it's -definitely- a bad idea to follow a cop because he's doing 75!! He
- could easily decide to pull you over if he noticed you.
-
- I'd also like to know the ansers to the questions Rick asked, if anybody knows!!
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- Jessica
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- The BORG are DEAD!!!!
- Long live the Federation!!!
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