How often do you hear somebody complaining about getting "done" for speeding? Why are they complaining? They broke the law, got caught and got punished, same as any other criminal.
If you tried getting sympathy for being late for work due to an over fastidious security guard at the supermarket having finally caught you stealing Mars bars on your way in to work every day, you would be ostrasized as a thief by all except other criminals.
If you go into pretty much any social setting and complain that you got pulled, or caught on a speed camera, however, numerous people would join in sympathetically berating the authorities for picking on you all.
Now, what's the worst thing that can happen if people habitually steal chocolate bars from supermarkets? The prices go up and maybe there's one or two less job vacancies with that company, but overall, there's no great loss of life.
Drive into something at high speed, though, and we're talking fire, death, carnage. What gives?
2006-09-20
03:15:50
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