Suzuki Samurai was Re: [geeks] SPARC proprietary (waaaay

[Phil Stracchino]

On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 02:59:58PM -0500, James Rice wrote:
> >What is deferred adjudication?  Is that a tx thing?
> >
> 
> Deferred adjudication is a kind of probation.  You pay the fine and a 
> small court cost fee, you promise not to get caught speeding in that 
> courts jurisdiction for a set time, usually 3-6 months and if you don't 
> get another ticket in that area, it stays off your record.

Nice.  I can think of, uh ...   lessee ....  about five tickets that
would have kept off my record.  No, six.

Of course, time was when you went to traffic school in California, you
didn't pay the fine, just an administrative fee.  Now the greedy sons of
*mumble* sting you for the admin fee AND the fine, and the fee's usually
almost as much as the fine.

(Did I mention how much I despise the concept of traffic enforcement as
 revenue generation?  Traffic enforcement should be about safety, not
 about filling the city's coffers.)


-- 
 .*********  Fight Back!  It may not be just YOUR life at risk.  *********.
 : phil stracchino : unix ronin : renaissance man : mystic zen biker geek :
 :  alaric at caerllewys.net : alaric-ruthven at earthlink.net : phil at latt.net  :
 :   2000 CBR929RR, 1991 VFR750F3 (foully murdered), 1986 VF500F (sold)   :
 :    Linux Now!   ...Because friends don't let friends use Microsoft.    :