It's never our fault is it? Our society has imported the pathetic US mentality that if anything goes wrong in our lives we no longer accept our own responsibilities, we just look around for people to point fingers at. We've adopted the sort of thinking that rules are not for us personally, they're for all the others, and we throw a strop if we actually get taken to task over anything. I'm with Jasper, it's a question of choice. I've chosen to have loud cans, I've chosen to put my 5 digit VIN on a plate that is no longer legal in terms of overall size, even though the font is a legal one, and I make the choice to break speed limits or not every time I ride. If I exercise that freedom of choice, I shouldn't be surprised if plod exercise their right to pull me. |