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Originally Posted by Rayner
My belief is if they can be selectively enforced, they are by their nature arbitrary.
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Wrong. The definition of arbitrary from dictionary.com:
1.subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion
2. decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute
It means the law is the law but how the law is applied is arbitrary.
The best example of this is you and your lawyer fighting a ticket. The law says the speed limit is 55, you get a ticket doing 70. The law says x, y, z will happen for this violation. You and your lawyer go to court, talk with the prosecutor, and only x happens. That is the arbitrary application of the law. The law remained the same but the application of the law did not = arbitrary.
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Originally Posted by Rayner
I mean think of all the laws on the books and how they differ from place to place two examples:
Tint -- In California, you can't have tint on your front side windows. In Texas you can, but you're limited to the level. In other states, they don't give a rat's @$$ what your tint level is. That's arbitrary. Because there is no need for such a law, someone just "decided" it was a good idea.
Front plates -- Some places require them, some don't care. When you're pulled over, the cop is behind you anyway, so why require a front plate?
One state has a max speed of 55 and one has a max speed of 75 on their highways. One state up in the Pacific Northwest doesn't (or didn't as of 10 years ago) have a speed limit at all. Again -- arbitrary.
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Each state has there own set of laws, so....? That's not arbitrary. They are their laws. Again, how those laws are applied is arbitrary. And who cares what each state says is or is not legal. The residents of those states voted, in most cases, to enact those laws. I have to agree with Evil Twin on this; if you don't like a certain law in your state, start a movement.
As for you traveling from state-to-state, this is where we agree, it is my firm belief that you/your car should not held to the other states standards if you are traveling through the state. For instance, my car regsitration and drivers license is issued through the State of AZ, and I am a resident of AZ. It was posted in the C5 Fest forum about the tint law in GA which, in short, says all cars, no matter where registered, must abide by thier tint law, which is 32% all the way around. How can I be held to their standard when I don't live there, pay taxes there or anything there other than just visiting. If I were to receiving a ticket for my tint while in GA, you can bet I would fight it.
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Originally Posted by Rayner
"Some guy" or group of guys "somewhere" decided what YOU can and cannot do with your car.
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Right, its called your government. Whether the laws were enacted before you were of voting age or not is irrelevant. You are of voting age now, so do something about it.