Americans are Imbeciles -- Speeders are SAFER drivers
On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 02:50:01 GMT, Speeders & Drunk Drivers are
MURDERERS > wrote: >The problem is the light penalties here in america. Look at our >first lady. She once killed a kid by her reckless driving and was >never charged and nobody cares. In criminal-coddler america you just >say the magic words "it was an accident" and nothing is done to you. As a Brit living and driving in New York State for several years, I would make two points: 1. Yes, Americans are by and large not great drivers - worse that Brits, beyond doubt. When driving I repeat the 'seven minute mantra' - I remind myself frequently that all these other drivers passed a driving test that lasted seven minutes, and has something like a 95% first-time pass rate. I do this in self-defence. 2. No, Americans are not by any means 'criminal-coddlers' - the propensity of American courts to give jail time, even if relatively short in some cases, to non-violent first-time offenders is bizarre to European eyes, especially for some trivial offences. They can be quite hard on drink-drivers too - prison is always an option even for first time offenders, although they usually get probabtion instead - but the probation conditions can be fierce; you are almost always banned from drinking, any amount, any time, any place - and they test to make sure, if you have a drink on probation you go to jail. Mike -- http://www.corestore.org 'As I walk along these shores I am the history within' |
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