-It has been another overcast day in Halifax. Fortunately, the overcast skies have not come with much precipitation or wind.
-Moments ago I read a story about a proposed law in Newfoundland that would seem to give police the ability to stop any and all drivers in Newfoundland and have them submit to impaired driving tests ( but don't worry, these stops aren't supposed to include unwarranted searches). I have a hard time believe that providing police with the power to pull over and investigate any driver, even if they are showing no signs of impairment, is a good idea. Not only could such legislation be used by police to harass people, it seems that it might be used to circumvent other practices that prevent unjustified intrusions in a citizen's life. While I hope that because the law has not yet been passed the government will come to its senses and restrain itself and not pass this law in its present form, I doubt that this will happen.
-While on the subject of overly aggressive legislation, I just read about a recently implemented law in Nova Scotia that makes it illegal to drive past stopped emergency vehicles that have their lights flashing at more than 60 kilometers per hour. Apparently it is also illegal not to move into a further lane if one is available. Apparently the goal of this legislation is to make conditions safer for emergency services workers, though I wonder if a side effect might be to make things more dangerous for drivers, particularly on the highway, as other drivers may now be inclined to suddenly slow down or unexpectedly change lanes. In many ways this rule seems to run contrary to the principles embodied in the 'no stopping' rules that exist for safety reasons on many divided highways.
-We played our second Ultimate game of the season on Sunday. Unfortunately we managed to lose the game. Unlike the first game we played, in this game we weren't quite as organized as we could have been and we didn't play particularly well as a team.
-A few minutes ago I was interested in finding out if any news had come out of the Obama/McChrystal meeting. My Google New search results seemed to suggest that nothing had yet been made public. Just moments later I received an news alert suggesting that McChrystal was to be relieved of his post. Now, less than an hour later, there seem to be all kinds of stories about McChrystal being removed from his post.
-I am hoping to play some squash this evening.
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Just a question: How many people in Newfoundland would think that a proposed law in Arizona that would seem to give police the ability to stop any and all drivers would be a pretext for racist behaviour on the part of the cops (and thusly agree with President Obuma, Sec. of State Cli'ton, and hordes of others who haven't even bothered to read the law in the first place)?
Second question: Would statistics be kept in Newfoundland so that we could later determine if members of the Bayman race were being profiled and targeted by the cops for pull-overs?
Is this question really anonymous?
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