In message , MM
writes
>On Fri, 09 May 2008 02:36:37 +0100, judith
>wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 08 May 2008 20:24:43 +0100, MM wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>>I couldn't give a monkey's what their previous is. If they are doing
>>>>something illegal - let plod arrest them and charge them.
>>>>
>>>>Does Smith really think that "harassing" and "hounding" someone is the
>>>>answer to any problem.
>>>>
>>>>If you have a drunk driving offence against you - would it be
>>>>reasonable that plod stopped you every time they saw that you were
>>>>driving to check if a breath test was in order.
>>>
>>>If they have reason to suspect I could be driving erratically, sure.
>>>As with anyone else.
>>>
>>>MM
>>
>>
>>ffs - I did not say if people were driving erratically - I am talking
>>about someone having a past - therefore that person will be harassed -
>>irrespective of what they are doing.
>
>But the police need a reason to suspect you may be under the
>influence! Otherwise they might as well confiscate the driving
>licences of all who have been convicted of drunk driving.
>
Exactly.
And now you are getting to the heart of what is wrong with this latest
idea.
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