Re: Law-abiding majority 'is a myth'

in message <1182934110.540729.307300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
W.Warburton@xxxxxxxx (' W.Warburton@xxxxxxxx') wrote:

How come those people feel unable to "make progess" whilst remaining
within the speed limit?

On 26 Jun, 20:37, Simon Brooke <s...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

It's like being unable to do your shopping in Tesco's without
shoplifting.

No, it's not. If you steal something from Tesco then it costs them
money, they are the victim. Speeding, in itself, is a victimless
crime.

Apart from three thousand deaths and tens of thousands of serious injuries,
of course. Every year. But they don't count, they aren't 'victims'...

Even driving irresponsibly is victimless until something goes
wrong.

I completely agree that driving irresponsibly should be a crime,

It is.

People know that they are unlikely to hurt anyone if they speed,
especially if they do so responsibly(!).

You can't speed responsibly. Speeding is irresponsible, and criminal. And
it doesn't just 'hurt' people, it kills them.

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