Anybody else see the speed trap on the Pinellas side of the Howard Frankland heading into Tampa this morning? At 10:15 a.m., at least two cruisers and three motorcycle cops (I was going far too fast to get an accurate count) were pulling over their fellow citizens and issuing them lovely anti-gifts in the form of speeding tickets. Merry fucking Christmas from area law enforcement.
And I know what you're going to say about how people die far too frequently in Christmas spirits related accidents. I agree. So why not do the speed trap tonight? That way, the cops might actually catch some folks drinking and driving. I guess that's not priority #1, though. This morning's trap wasn't about safety. It was about income generation. To protect and serve, indeed.
This article appears in Dec 24-30, 2008.