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Judge Beckman Wrote:
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> All wreckless drivings that come into my courtroom
> will now automatically carry a minimum of 30 days
> in jail with 15 suspended.
as stupid as a judge would have to be to misspell reckless- why the hell do you need to speed? unless you're poor as hell(and shouldn't even waste the gas speeding) you can go way faster at a track or autocross for a very small entry fee. and then you have results to brag about.
soccer moms honk and almost run me off the road because i always go the speed limit now. im almost killed every time im on 495... so i "go with traffic" because anything slower is reckless in itself.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
Judge Beckman Wrote:
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> All wreckless drivings that come into my courtroom
> will now automatically carry a minimum of 30 days
> in jail with 15 suspended.
that's not an available remedy
the penalty must fit the crime
the MUST word cannot be removed any more than the Constitution can be removed
A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who drives a motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth (i) at a speed of 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit or (ii) in excess of 80 miles per hour regardless of the applicable maximum speed limit.
mere speed, for more than a mile, is not itself criminal - it is a TORT unless extenuating circumstance exist (ie, blowing by a school when busses and children are afoot)
torts are civil law not criminal (blood spilled) law
the removal of all freedom is simply not "an available remedy"
if your serious reply with the judges name, courtroom, case number, etc
there is only one available "most likely cause" of such a ruling, and there could be no arguments proving the Commonwealth in all past to be faulty: the assumption must be:
to pad the pockets of the vehicle impoundment yard (grand theft auto disguised)