tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631760.post5865101080869090904..comments2009-07-14T13:42:35.818-05:00Comments on 10 * bLog (p²): Baby? Check. Bathwater? Check.Savanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535396200050340965noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631760.post-39573406988284973212007-12-04T09:41:00.000-06:002007-12-04T09:41:00.000-06:00That's a great point.It's also safe to assume that...That's a great point.<BR/><BR/>It's also safe to assume that, if I'm caught speeding and request to see the reading on the radar gun, the law enforcement officer can typically show me the display. Not "proof," but it strengthens the officer's case.<BR/><BR/>Likewise with sound. Even a halfway decent sound level meter can "peak-hold." Again, not "proof," per se, but if I am accused of exceeding the noise ordinance, the SLM reading would strengthen the officer's case.<BR/><BR/>Neither are devoid of the possibility for error, but both are objective methods the officer can use to further justify the citation.<BR/><BR/>Lack of a radar gun reading in the event of a speeding citation weakens the officer's case, as would lack of sound level reading in the event of a noise citation.Savanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535396200050340965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631760.post-83730917444312312612007-12-03T23:20:00.000-06:002007-12-03T23:20:00.000-06:00You can see my response on my blog, but re your sp...You can see my response on my blog, but re your speeding example: I will point out that (generally) police are considered to be "experts" on "speed" and the way that speeding citations are supposed to be issued is that the officer sees the speeding car, estimates the speed by eye based on his/her experience, and then uses radar/lidar to "confirm" their estimates.<BR/><BR/>So in a sense, it *is* left to the officer's judgment to determine if a car is going too fast.<BR/><BR/>Of course in reality it doesn't work like that at all, but there you go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com