Joe S. wrote:
> "Laura Bush murdered her boy friend" > wrote in
message
> ups.com...
> >
>
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationwo...orld-headlines
> >
> > Sheriff Wants Citizens to Have Radar Guns
> >
> > By Associated Press - December 6, 2004, 6:05 PM EST
> >
> > FRISCO, Colo. -- The Summit County sheriff has a plan for cracking
down
> > on speeding: Giving citizens their own radar guns so volunteers can
sit
> > by the side of the road and watch for lawbreakers.
> >
> > Sheriff John Minor said the volunteers would not have any contact
with
> > motorists and would never be responsible for issuing citations.
They
> > would forward license plate numbers to the sheriff's office, which
> > would send out letters asking violators to slow down. (snip)
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Screw this criminal coddler crap about sending out letters. The
> > volunteer with the radar gun is a witness to a crime and that means
the
> > police can go out and arrest this speeder before he kills and
maims.
> >
>
> Why not equip citizens with a radar gun AND a 9-mm. That way, they
could
> just shoot speeders on the spot and save the expense of a trial?
Damn -- I
> shouldn't have said that -- with all the gunnuts out there, someone
is bound
> to try it.

Hey! That's a *great* idea. I think I might take my radar gun and
firearm and start watching for speeders in school zones in Colorado.