February 11, 2018 • Autonomous Car,
CALIFORNIA,
COLORADO,
Driver's License,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
SAFETY,
SEAT BELT,
SPEED LIMIT,
TEXTING Driving is not just about mobility—fundamentally it is about independence. None of us want to lose that freedom. Age is not the only factor in the decision to drive or not to drive anymore. Studies show that giving up this lifeline increases with age a person’s likelihood of suffering from depression and eventually ending up […]
December 10, 2017 • CALIFORNIA,
civil asset forfeiture,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FOURTH AMENDMENT,
LEGISLATION,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
REVENUE GENERATION By Gary Biller, NMA President I get annoyed by the overuse of certain clichéd buzzwords and catch phrases in our area of advocacy, terms like “big brother,” “nanny state,” and “taxation by citation” for instance. That isn’t to say that they don’t sneak into the NMA vernacular from time to time. In fact, I used […]
From guest writer, Joe Cadillic, of the MassPrivatal blog The future of privacy in big cities is bleak—cities are now getting paid to convert street lights into spying SmartNodes. What are SmartNodes you ask? SmartNodes will soon replace street lights, because they are equipped with cameras, microphones, speakers, etc., all-in-one light pole. For example, the […]
October 1, 2017 • CALIFORNIA,
Driver's License,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
IOWA,
MICHIGAN,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH CAROLINA,
OHIO,
SAFETY,
TENNESSEE,
TEXAS,
TICKET FINES,
VIRGINIA When a motorist receives a traffic ticket the expectation is that if you plead guilty or are found guilty, you pay the fine. Most of us would agree that if you break the law then you should pay for it. But what if you really cannot “pay for it” due to life circumstances? The Falls […]
July 30, 2017 • CALIFORNIA,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
ILLEGAL SEARCH,
MONTANA,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
RACIAL PROFILING,
REVENUE GENERATION,
RHODE ISLAND,
TEXAS,
TICKET QUOTA,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC STOP From guest writer Joe Cadillic who writes the MassPrivatel Blog According to The Stanford Open Policing Project which looked at over 100 million police traffic stops in the United States, “Police pull over more than 50,000 drivers on a typical day, more than 20 million motorists every year.” Does that mean 50,000 people are breaking […]
