Unfortunately Due to Oxygen thieves most Govt and Police Departments have created laws we feel impede our rights??
But what we must consider is the following.
Criminals need to be caught.
Laws are needed!!
Our Families have to be protected from all forms of criminals and we as Fathers and Mothers, Granfathers and Granmothers cannot protect our kids ALONE.
I for one Salute all the Men and Women world wide who with (us) in mind put on a Uniform and risk Life and Limb ( Daily ) to Serve and Protect us all!! God Bless them one and All!!
Ok we think some laws are restrictive BUT are we thinking of the bigger picture. Police are Mostly very thoughtfull People and are most likely to follow the laws in a resonable way.
Hidden compartments I am sure mean a place to store Illegal products and we must remember these products are Killing our Kids and poising Society as a whole, We just need to look at what Irresponsible drinking does in the form of Litter and rubish?? How many camp spots are ruined by Drinkers who do not have respect for others??
Anyway Sorry to rant, on a Lighter note.Merry Christmas to one and all and above all Stay Safe and Travel well.
Cheers Tim A
First of all, Happy Christmas to you as well.
Sir, your post almost reads as sarcasm to this American, but I don't think that's how you meant it and am thus taking it as a seriously written commentary.
I hear what you're saying and get where you're coming from, but that's not how the U.S. is supposed to work.
Drugs are already illegal. It doesn't make them any more illegal to ban the use of secret compartments to transport them, nor would it add any significant punishment to the crime of narcotic possession/distribution. To ban the use of secret compartments is nothing more than a weak-minded attempt to show constituents that the state legislature is doing
something to fight crime. We call this feel-good legislation, because that's essentially all it is.
Either you are breaking the law by transporting drugs or you are not. The government has no valid reason for creating laws saying that transporting an illegal substance
in a hidden compartment is any more illegal than if you had the narcotics lying on your front seat.
You're from Australia, so you may be unfamiliar with both this quote and the man who said it, but I believe it's very appropriate in response to your post.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Benjamin Franklin
This is the ethos of the United States, which in this day and age, seems to be perverted more and more. We do not give up the freedom of doing something -- in this case to our own property -- in the interest of making something already illegal just a little bit more illegal. I'm not going to get into it, but I also want to touch on what a slippery slope this law is as to what the "intention" of the vehicle's owner/operator is.
One more thing. I realize that this isn't quite how you meant it when you said, "Our Families have to be protected from all forms of criminals and we as Fathers and Mothers, Granfathers and Granmothers cannot protect our kids ALONE," but I would like to direct your attention to the U.S. Supreme Court case
Castle Rock v. Gonsales. In effect, the police and government are NOT responsible for a citizen's protection. That onus lies with the individual.
