Judge Dredd

[DimPrawn]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8206463.stm

Plans to allow police to issue on-the-spot fines for careless driving would undermine justice, say magistrates.

John Thornhill, chairman of the Magistrates' Association, said ruling driving careless was subjective.

Police would be acting as jury and sentencer if they were allowed to impose the fines, he said.

The proposals to make careless driving a fixed-penalty offence would see motorists given an on-the-spot fine and three points on their licence.


You've got to love Labour's stance on "law and order"

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Judge Dread

[DimPrawn]

Judge Dread

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Dredd

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Especially a problem considering some of them are such thickos.

[RichardCranium]

Plans to allow police to issue on-the-spot fines for careless driving would undermine justice, say magistrates.

It's just another tax. The three points are to make it look like it isn't a tax.

All the benefits of an on-the-spot fine system are negated by the addition of the admin cost of adding the three points. That's the clue that this is a tax devised by committee.