I'm as upset as the next person about bicyclists dying on the roads. I'm just as upset at the number of people who die on the roads who aren't bicyclists. Much like Mr. Nagel, I fail to see how ramping up the criminal justice system will mitigate the circumstances that cause those deaths.
Given the nation's car culture, it seems unlikely that you'll be able to stop someone from driving by any method less severe than locking them up. At what point do you lock someone up for moving violations? When is it safe to let them out knowing that the car culture hasn't really changed? In the end, you'll just end up with all sorts of arbitrarily drawn lines, a bunch of people behind bars, and a bill for the whole mess that will make our current corrections budget look like a bargain. Look at California's (in)famous "3 Strikes" law as an example of an arbitrarily drawn line designed to "get tough" on criminals and its consequences. You end up with guys who are spending the rest of their lives in prison for shoplifting shampoo or televisions. Is that justice? Is that getting at the root of the problem? _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
