The thing about all the "extra" policing you're talking about is that at least one of two things must happen for this to occur:

(1)Current policing must be taken away from areas like rapes, break and enters, assaults, white collar crime etc etc in order to staff "road" policing. The community wouldn't tolerate this, and any government that attempted this on the massive scale required would very quickly be an "EX" government..

(2)Police numbers and equipment must be radically increased. The cost for this would inevitably come from reduced spending on education, hospitals and the various other infrastructure for which governments are responsible. Also, NO government, that wishes to "stay" in government, would tolerate implementing a large taxation increase to cover the massive costs.

Police resources here in the NT are currently absolutely streeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetched to the maximum. Just to get one extra police office into a station requires massive effort and planning.

“He was delightfully suprised by the compliance. I can probably locate that article if you are interested.”

Yes please mj. That sounds quite useful.

Ludwig,

I owe you an apology. I have looked extensively. It used to be linked to a webpage about 2000. It is not presently linked there. I looked at the archive of the page and for some reason it was only spidered once ever in 2003 (bizarre!). I checked all the links on the 2003 version but the link must have been removed by that time. I have googled for an older version of the website at a different URL (which I can't remember) without success. I would never be able to google the article I described and it might no longer exist outside of archives which of course won't google. If I could find the URL I could locate the archive but all reasonable effort has been fruitless. I thought it would be as simple as going to website and finding the correct link. I was wrong.

Sorry.

Ludwig, I can't understand your obsession with increasing police forces in this area (along with all the other needless expenses), unless it comes with a system that I suggested earlier and which mjpb understood. Why increase the punitive rubbish at the expense of real crimes and thefts and so on...it doesnt make ANY sense, except to someone who is obsessed with and believes in a rigid heirarchy whereby citizens are treated like children (all citizens, no matter how lawful and capable). I find that mentality horrible and it's one that is prevalent in Australia.

Thanks mj. No worries.

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Steel

“unless it comes with a system that I suggested earlier…”

I’ve looked back over your posts and I’m not sure what you are referring to.

Can you please elaborate on your ‘more flexible’ system.

Can I also re-ask the question I posed to you on 21 July;

“…how could we possibly have a non-punitive system without it just being open slather? A regime of punishment, along with effective policing and education, is surely mandatory.

Surely a non-punitive system would mean no speed limits….and no policing of fools who push the envelope."