Police Release List Of Top Speeders In Indiana County

[icymist]

Drivers Feel Crunch On Their Wallets

POSTED: 5:12 pm EDT October 5, 2006
UPDATED: 7:00 pm EDT October 5, 2006

INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. -- They felt the need for speed, and now some drivers in Indiana County are feeling a crunch on their wallets.

State police released a list of top speeders for September.

Paul Kitonis, 20, of Bristow, Va., was cited for going 95 mph.

The posted speed limit was 65 mph.

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Why is the police posting names of speeders? Next up is making people wear scarlet letters again!

[Book Lover]

1. Then let me subvert their purpose

You *go* Paul, Ryan, John, Erin (yay, a fellow girl!), and Doug!

Though you should be keeping it on the track, people...

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

2. I'd like somebody from the Punishist Fetish Brigade explain me...

...what good purpose does this serve?

[MrCoffee]

8. If you really wanna know...

It sunshines the police department by letting Indiana County residents know what they're spending their time/money on. It might be a deterrent to speeding if you know you're getting your name in the paper. It's a paper of public record (maybe there was a court order directing the police department to publish the blotter).

[madmusic]

3. More Two Minutes of Hate

That's all.

[Pugee]

4. That's not really anything new.

Our local paper has printed police and sheriff reports for as long as I remember, (since the 60s) They include any traffic tickets, arrests, bonds, ages, and lots of other details.

[RamboLiberal]

5. Wonder if they are still doing Camo Cops?

In Indiana County they had the Troopers dressing in camo in the woods with radar guns hitting the speeders. 90+ is probably a bit much but IMHO I wish this country had a bit more European attitude to driving fast.

[ReadTomPaine]

6. More Anti Destination League nonsense from state revenue patrol.

As far as I'm concerned, that list is like the ranking board at a track.

[Wickerman]

7. If they are going to do that, then list the fine

That is how it's done here and I find it pretty persausive. I don't agree with the technique for avariety of reasons but if you are going to do that then let people know what it costs. The way this is presented it's like - :woohoo: Paul was going 95! Whot a stud!