The sad thing is that enforcing the right traffic laws at the right times could actually encourage people to drive more safely. When cars cut off bicyclists or drive through crosswalks when pedestrians are trying to cross, or egregiously run red lights, those are times that might matter.

And it's not like we don't know where the dangerous locations are. Each county or state has an office that analyzes the traffic crash data, and it's easy to see where the accidents are happening. All you have to do is patrol there to find out if it's happening because of bad urban planning or because people are breaking the law.

But no, fuck road safety. It's just pretextual so you can jack someone's dope.

[–] Zementid@feddit.nl 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

In my country the police had huge issues with the legalization. When scientists analyzed their points, it came apparent that police officers do not like the policing work very much. They focused mostly on drug related crimes and specifically the bottom end. That enabled them to boast about their effectivity in such a crime riddled word.

It's easier to bully a stoner into a confession. That way you detect a crime AND solve it. That's one more point in their book.

The police is simply there for the everyday terror each citizen has to feel to be productive. I don't mind them, it's the system we all agreed on. But I don't have to like them one bit.