Re: Taurus to work on "electronic handgun with dynamic grip recognition"

Laura Bush-Murderess in our WH <> wrote:

>On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 22:07:33 GMT, BlackWater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>   Expect 'On-Star'-style systems to become MANDATORY in
>>   new vehicles within just a few years. "Anti-terrorism"
>>   dontchaknow. The GPS units will know what road you're
>>   on and will phone the cops anytime you exceed the speed
>>   limit and provide full documentation. Disable the device
>>   and your car won't start. Sure, a few will get around
>>   the scheme, but MOST people won't and that's good enough.
>>   Harsh penalties will encourage others not to try and get
>>   around the electronics. 
>>
>>   Of course, the GPS could simply make it impossible to
>>   exceed the speed limit ... but there's no profit in
>>   that. Fines generate cash and the FEAR generates
>>   political profits all it's own. 
>>
>
>HAHA.  Don't give us that crap about how speed limits are only for
>revenue collection.  If that's the way you feel, then lets stop
>handing out fines and throw speeders in prison like the deadly
>criminals they are.

   Kind of an all-or-nothing way of looking at things,
   isn't it ? Speed limits are 90% revenue collection
   devices and 10% dangerous-driver reduction. 

   Somewhere, maybe on an insurance site, there must
   be a table of how many people were busted for 
   speeding by how much. I'll bet the VAST majority
   weren't going more than 10mph over the posted limit.
   That didn't make them dangerous "deadly criminals",
   just REVENUE for the State (and their insurance
   companies, who will massively boost their premiums).