Christmas Road Blitz .. Revenue raising?

I heard a top copper say the other day, in an interview about the increased police activity on the roads over Christmas/New Year. "Every time we increase police activity, the old question of revenue raising comes up".

Well Duh! That statement in itself insults my intelligence, let alone the subject to which it refers. Politicians and the police keep saying that their measures save lives, and yet the death toll does not decrease. They spend millions on new speed cameras, police pursuit vehicles and increased activity, but where does all this equipment get unleashed? on our best and safest roads where it is guaranteed massive traffic flow and therefore increased numbers of offenders, hence more revenue. Where do the majority of deaths occur? Country and Suburban roads, that's where. You see, not enough revenue can be raised in those locations, due to low traffic flow, so they get on the money-go-round on major highways.
Their insulting rhetoric might be laughable if it wasn't contributing to the road toll. By playing greedy political games, they are taking their eye of the real problems of, poor education, poor roads, and lack of presence on lesser roads and highways. They take the easy options where they can make the most money, then bullshit to us that they are making a difference.
I don't pretend to have the answers, but then again, I am not paid the big bucks to come up with them. But please, don't give us the problems, give us the solutions, we know that DUI and speed contribute to road accidents, but so do the more difficult problems to tackle, like fatigue and poor road conditions. For safety sake stop bullshitting to us. Spend at least some of the revenue you collect from the easy marks, on the actual problem areas. Fix the roads, take your speed and DUI detecting equipment to where the majority of road deaths actually occur, no matter how boring or financially unviable.
Have a great and safe New Year.

Dottery Old Paul Keating.

Is Paul Keating a wanker or what?

He rails on about people who are not interested in a Republic, being either Monarchists or Drop Kicks who don’t get it, and he blathers in his own confrontational way, saying that the Drop Kicks are so because they don’t understand that the Monarchy is holding Australia back from becoming a great country. He goes on to say, that as long as we resist becoming a Republic we will never be a great country, that we should throw the Monarchy out and not wait until the “Old Lady” gives us her blessing.

He’s so full of these grandiose, motherhood statements that mean nothing.

How will Australia become greater by installing an Australian head of state Paul?

Is not Australia great now? How much greater can we get?

Which great republics would we emulate? Northern Island, South Africa, or Zimbabwe perhaps.

Perhaps we could become greater than the United States Paul.

I think we are doing just fine, up against the other republics of the world. Maybe even a smidge better Paul. And I don’t think we could become prouder as a people, of being Australian.

And, you want to change the flag. Will our soldiers fight harder under a new one Paul? I think not, our boys are already known as among the greatest warriors in the world.

Perhaps our Olympians would fair better draped in something else. Oh! But we already punch above our weight in most competitions.

Give us some compelling reasons, then we might listen to you, you old goat.

Maybe you just want to have a go at being President.

There may be some good reasons for becoming a republic, although I can’t think of any.

I just say, why fix it if it ain’t broke.