Just in case anyone was under any doubt whether speeding fines were justified, or are a new form of taxation the government feels we need to be scared into paying, they should read this story here.
Basically, this bloke was found guilty of doing 37 mph in a 30 zone. OK, so there is a crime of sorts there, although that is not the bit that should anger anyone. This guy subsequently modified the appearance of the rear of his car with a GB Sticker, newly styled number plates, then claimed to the police it wasn't his car. A bit naive, and they proved he had bought those things since. What sentence could he expect for this "heinous" crime, if any? Well, you might expect an extra £500 fine or so for stupidity, but instead he has been sent to prison for 80 days. Amazing, what independent judge could have justified a sentence of this size?
Can we guess perhaps there is a case of making a high publicity example of someone to scare us all into complying with our driving taxes, ermmm. speeding fines.
Wow, how much safer the streets are now we've locked up this serious criminal...
At the same time, we are aware of this story where some poor girl was allegedly abused by her stepfather for 10 years, yet the police lost her file and told her they wouldn't be proceeding...
Welcome to Police State Britain, controlling the general population our speciality.
By the way, I can honestly say I've never received a speeding ticket in my life (a Fiat Doblo with 4 children in it probably can't do much over 80 anyway...), but even I can see that speed cameras, if their true purpose was to stop road deaths, would be far more usefully placed outside schools, or busy residential roads, instead of motorways and dual carriageways with 50mph limits. Remembrance Avenue in Sittingbourne always spring to mind as a prime example, and anyone who has tried to cross it will know what I mean.
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