By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist “Where’s the beef?” — Wendy’s advertising slogan c. 1984 Last time I wrote generally about the difference between public relations and engineering. This is the first of a series of closer looks. Before trying to distinguish PR and engineering, check whether what you have is either. Many times the […]
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Making Excuses
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist “49 reasons, all in a line, all of them good ones, all of them lies” — Stephen Stills Is there a communications major in the house? A major job of a government traffic engineer is justifying somebody else’s policy decision. The title could be Chief Public Relations Engineer for […]
Right for the Wrong Reason
August 14, 2012 • 0 Comments • Breathalyzers, DUI/DWI, John Carr, NMA, pretext stops, Speed Limits, Traffic Tickets
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist “It’s the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs.” — Han Solo (Nerd rage) — Astronomers everywhere Victory? Last year an Ohio appeals court threw out evidence from a laser gun. Police were using an LTI UltraLyte but there was no evidence that the UltraLyte […]
Turning the Tables
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist “You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.”– Scott McNealy, 1999 License plate scanners are in the news. Politicians like them because they catch people who haven’t paid taxes. Police departments like them because they turn legwork into seatwork. Officers can drive around waiting for a computer alert. Detectives can […]
The Myth of Dedicated Revenue Streams
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist “You have to have tax revenues to make it happen” — James Parker on infrastructure improvement Once a friend asked for a donation to help a girl he knew. She was homeless, pregnant, and broke and needed a meal. We didn’t give. He had just told us she spent […]
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