Dragaera

the pitfalls of judgemental law enforcement

Fri Jan 9 05:30:37 PST 2004

cool another Indiana resident

yea, I have seen the signs - I just figured that the people watching me were
getting bolder

brian (fort wayne)

Steve Simmons wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 01:07:30PM -0800, lazarus wrote:
>
> > I've heard that some police departments have taken advantage of the
> > spread of radar detectors in a similar fashion.  They place empty
> > police cars at various changing locations, with a radar gun set in the
> > On position inside.  When a speeder hears his detector go off, he
> > slows down.  Works better than a speed bump.  :-)
>
> There are places in Indiana where they put up "We Are Watching You"
> signs with outlines of helicopters, cops with a radar gun, etc.  They
> don't actually have those things, they just have a the signs.  At
> the time it was a standard item available from the state highway folks,
> no radar or helicopter purchase required.
>
> Mind you, the locals figured it out pretty quick.
> --
>    "I try not to sound old and cynical, but it's hard to do that when
> you're old and cynical."
>    -me