To be a cop either:
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/45885107.html
Watch out for the "aggressive" DWI enforcement here in Louisiana this weekend. But, come Tuesday, we'll go back to only enforcing the limits on blood alcohol in a half-ass, haphazard manner.
This is dumb like "Click it or ticket," and the gay "Feel the heat," campaign. While I don't have time to run the numbers right now--intuitively, you should know that if you decide to drive under the influence, drive sans seat belt or speed, your odds of getting away with it are far greater than the odds that a cop will accept a free doughnut. If I were one to wager, I'd call it a "sure thing."
How about we do this--we aggressively enforce traffic laws that pertain to safety, we concentrate our efforts on areas where we will make the roads safest for the greatest number of people and we do it all the time. Not just on busy, holiday weekends.
And let's CERTAINLY give up the two dumb ass practices of concentrating troopers and other law enforcement personnel at seat belt and sobriety checkpoints. If you want to get the most enforcement for your buck, putting all your pigs in one place is WAY, WAY dumb....
Have a safe Memorial Day weekend...and, if the opportunity presents itself, thank a member of our Armed Forces.
Showing posts with label Louisiana State Police. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Louisiana State Police. Show all posts
23 May 2009
29 March 2009
Jindal Jetting Around
Michelle Millhollon, queen of Baton Rouge muckrakers (or, perhaps, muckrakerettes), has yet another article trying to paint Governor Jindal in a less-than-flattering light.
She may actually have a point this time.
What we really need to ask is this: is the Governor of the State of Louisiana SOOOOO important and SOOOOO vulnerable that he needs Secret Service-like security, everywhere he goes? Granted, this has been going on a long time, so Jindal certainly isn't the first, but really...is this necessary? Considering 90% (or more) of Americans couldn't not identify Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States, if shown a picture, do we really need to kid ourselves (or stoke the Governor's ego--whoever that Governor may be) by thinking that the Governor of Louisiana is a big target and needs some of Louisiana's finest quickstepping behind him where ever he goes?
I think not.
I had a friend, a trooper, who got assigned to Blanco's protective detail when she was still the Lieutenant Governor...he walked around with his chest poked out (more so than your average ticket-writing, overbearing, egotistical Louisiana State Trooper) and the Aviators on, thinking he was the stink...we periodically had to remind him that A) no one knew, even in the state of Louisiana, who Kathleen Blanco was, B) no one cared (and, in fact, did not, till she botched the Katrina gig) and C) taking a bullet for ANY Louisiana pol pretty much demonstrated that you're as dumb as you look.
So, let's start saving Louisiana some money and tell Governors to hire their own security for out-of-state, personal trips--hell, Huey did it.
(oh, and Miss Millhollon, if you SERIOUSLY think Kathleen Blanco's overseas trips were to lobby foreign businesses and not really just a chance for Coach to get out of the house, you're as dumb as we think you are...)
She may actually have a point this time.
What we really need to ask is this: is the Governor of the State of Louisiana SOOOOO important and SOOOOO vulnerable that he needs Secret Service-like security, everywhere he goes? Granted, this has been going on a long time, so Jindal certainly isn't the first, but really...is this necessary? Considering 90% (or more) of Americans couldn't not identify Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States, if shown a picture, do we really need to kid ourselves (or stoke the Governor's ego--whoever that Governor may be) by thinking that the Governor of Louisiana is a big target and needs some of Louisiana's finest quickstepping behind him where ever he goes?
I think not.
I had a friend, a trooper, who got assigned to Blanco's protective detail when she was still the Lieutenant Governor...he walked around with his chest poked out (more so than your average ticket-writing, overbearing, egotistical Louisiana State Trooper) and the Aviators on, thinking he was the stink...we periodically had to remind him that A) no one knew, even in the state of Louisiana, who Kathleen Blanco was, B) no one cared (and, in fact, did not, till she botched the Katrina gig) and C) taking a bullet for ANY Louisiana pol pretty much demonstrated that you're as dumb as you look.
So, let's start saving Louisiana some money and tell Governors to hire their own security for out-of-state, personal trips--hell, Huey did it.
(oh, and Miss Millhollon, if you SERIOUSLY think Kathleen Blanco's overseas trips were to lobby foreign businesses and not really just a chance for Coach to get out of the house, you're as dumb as we think you are...)
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