The Real cost of Corruption to society

[Wolf]

There is an interesting thread on another forum I attend occasionally about the real cost of revenue-raising speed cameras on society. I posted my ten cents worth and thought some here might be interested in it, although some of it I have mentioned before.

Firstly; speed cameras/fines are NOT and have NEVER been about 'road safety'. During my most recent court case I submitted to the court a study carried out in Australia demonstrating that speed cameras and a strict enforcement regime is more likely to CAUSE accidents than prevent them.

I even asked the cop on the stand whether he thought it was safe to constantly take your eyes OFF the road to regularly check your speed. He agreed it was an unsafe practice.

All the studies demonstrate that the only accidents where speed was a contributing factor were cases of EXCESSIVE speed, NEVER 5, 10, or even 15% over the posted limit, for which we are fined and revenue generated for the beurocraps.

In Europe they trialled an experiment where they removed ALL speed limits. Guess what? Accidents DECREASED and people actually drove SLOWER and to the conditions instead of the posted 'suggested' speed limit.

Secondly; All speed cameras used in this country are ILLEGAL under commonwealth Law because EVERY device used to measure things for trade, commerce or legal matters MUST have an individual pattern approval number stamped on or permanently fixed to the measuring device under the National Measurements Act 1960. Commonwealth Law over-rides State Law. NO speed camera or radar has one because they are nto considered accurate enough by the National Measurements Institute (the body who grants pattern approval numbers).

Thirdly; In Qld the Transport Operations Road Use Management (TORUM) Act is an illegal act that cannot be enforced in any court of law for one simple reason... There is NO proclamation in existence for the Act as required under the rules of Parliament.
In Qld they even went so far as to remove section 2 of the amended act, the Commencement. ALL acts MUST have a section 2, which is always titled the Commencement, saying this act will commence when it is proclaimed to be an actual enforceable Act by the Queen (or the GG).
Most states are in the same boat regarding this.

A judge I had once was VERY interested when I showed her the original 1995 TORUM Act and compared it to the amended 2001 TORUM Act with section 2 removed.
(She ended up looking for and eventually finding any excuse other than that to dismiss the case... "out you go Mr Wildwood, before you break something...")



In saying all that, no matter how much 'Law' you have behind you, no matter how many precedents from the High Court to the Supreme Court you submit, it ALWAYS comes down to how much honour/integrity the magistrate has.

In my 6 cases, twice I was assigned a 'special' magistrate in a 'special' court with no witnesses.
In both of these matters the Magistrate openly practiced law from the bench (illegal) and openly went against the very principles of fairness and law... one discussed with the police prosecutor IN COURT how "to get out of this one" (he had been specially brought down from Brisbane to 'deal with me'), and the other told me to my face that 1, I was guilty until I proved myself innocent!, ... and 2, I had to prove to the court that a proclamation for the Act did NOT exist, not the police prove that it did! ...as anyone versed in even the basics of law knows, it is impossible to prove a negative.

In one other case (Beaudesert) the Mag also practiced law from the bench, colluded IN COURT with the plaintiff (police) and refused to accept my evidence proving the camera was incorrectly set up (on a downgrade and with a large reflective sign directly behind my vehicle)... both causes for instant dismissal of the accuracy of the device as stated in the actual Operator's Manual for the device.

For the remaining three matters I was lucky enough to get a judge with a shred of honour and won them all. Yet, despite winning the matters, in each case the judge refused to grant me any recompense for my time. Even though the police lost, they got paid to be there while I did not!

To sum up: The courts are a sheering shed, to enter them is a roll of the dice. And speed cameras are a massive cash cow, generating literally hundreds of millions each year for each state. The vast majority simply 'pay up', because the option is to go to court and even if you win you lose. Despite winning three cases, I lost... all the time, research, preparation, study and multiple 'appearances' only to be adjourned while the Police Prostitutor tried to find a way around my arguments... gone, with no financial recompense as required under common law...

It is theft, plain and simple, and like all theft creates societal problems...
... If some poor sod loses their license for drifting a couple of Ks over the 'limit' too many times, the system doesn't care if he loses his job, his marriage, his kids grow up fatherless and turn to drugs and crime, none of it matters, only that the $$$ keep rolling in from the sheep.

[Simon M]

It's the golden rule; whoever has the most gold makes the rules, essentially.

[Shazzoir]

“To know who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise" ~ Voltaire

[Shazzoir]

Whoops, sorry, wrong thread! Ignore that.

Shazz

[Wolf]

I think you must have meant that for the Bankster thread

The examples of 'lawlessness' in a supposedly lawful society's court system are simply examples of how bloated and corrupt our civilisation has become.

... just one of many indicators that this civilisation is nearing its end.
The question is, will it end with a peaceful shift to a new, better one, or as 99.9% of past have ended?.... bloodshed and violence?