Beverley Brackett Top fanJanuary 2, 2023 at 1:25 pm
“…reaching a nadir of 767 in 2013…”
No. Just no. The word “nadir” carries a negative connotation. As in “Their relationship reached a nadir when she realized she’d rather eat a pint of ice cream by herself than ever go out with him again.”
Try again. Maybe: “Traffic fatalities were at their lowest in 2013, when 767 people died on SC’s roads.”
So, what will our revenue collectors do to “improve” these numbers? Give us more intellect insulting cliche programs such as “Click It Or Ticket”, “Sober Or Slammer”, “Target Zero” (a sick joke from the day it started), and their like? How about more Iron Curtain days traffic “safety” checkpoints (“Papers please”)? I understand the “Papers please” checkpoints are popular in Lexington, Kershaw, and Lancaster, counties. These definitely violate the 4th Amendment but SCOTUS said years ago that they are okay “because safety”. Funny, the founding fathers mentioned nothing about safety in their documents. I mean, how can you not like a road block that inconveniences the law-abiding citizens along with the scofflaws with zero probable cause required?
One Solution is to Traffic Law Enforcement! You Know Like, Enforce Running Red Lights and Stop Signs! Or Enforcing the Speed limits on the Interstate! You Know those Roads where Idiots do 85 Plus Constantly!
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“…reaching a nadir of 767 in 2013…”
No. Just no. The word “nadir” carries a negative connotation. As in “Their relationship reached a nadir when she realized she’d rather eat a pint of ice cream by herself than ever go out with him again.”
Try again. Maybe: “Traffic fatalities were at their lowest in 2013, when 767 people died on SC’s roads.”
So, what will our revenue collectors do to “improve” these numbers? Give us more intellect insulting cliche programs such as “Click It Or Ticket”, “Sober Or Slammer”, “Target Zero” (a sick joke from the day it started), and their like? How about more Iron Curtain days traffic “safety” checkpoints (“Papers please”)? I understand the “Papers please” checkpoints are popular in Lexington, Kershaw, and Lancaster, counties. These definitely violate the 4th Amendment but SCOTUS said years ago that they are okay “because safety”. Funny, the founding fathers mentioned nothing about safety in their documents. I mean, how can you not like a road block that inconveniences the law-abiding citizens along with the scofflaws with zero probable cause required?
One Solution is to Traffic Law Enforcement! You Know Like, Enforce Running Red Lights and Stop Signs! Or Enforcing the Speed limits on the Interstate! You Know those Roads where Idiots do 85 Plus Constantly!