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Judge Says You Can Warn Others About Speed Traps

cartechboy writes "Speeding is against the law, and yes, even going 5 mph over the speed limit is breaking the law. But everyone does it, right? What about when you see a cop? Some cops are ticketing people for notifying fellow motorists about speed traps. In Florida, Ryan Kintner simply flashed his high-beams to warning oncoming cars that there was a cop ahead. He was given a ticket for doing so. He went to court to fight the ticket, and a judge ruled that flashing lights are the equivalent of free speech, thus he had every right to flash his lights to warn oncoming cars."

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  2. Re:Extrajudicial punishment. by nbritton · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    We must absolutely do something to disincentivize wealth hoarding; these people are mentally ill to believe it's ok to hoard such vast amounts of money. One simple solution is to institute a tiered tax system that's relative to the national poverty level, for example:

    100% poverty level = 0%.
    1000% poverty level = 20%.
    10000% poverty level = 30%
    100000% poverty level = 40%
    1000000% poverty level = 75%
    10000000% poverty level = 85%
    100000000% poverty level = 95%
    1000000000% poverty level = 99%