It is most certainly election season again and the right wing is up to its I am tough on crime bullshit.  I just saw my first ad campaign proclaiming how a republican is going to be tough on criminals and save the world for middle class law abiding white folk.  Bullshit is all I have to say.

I have to question how many of those middle class white folk the commercial showed as victims are criminals themselves.  I am sure most people of any race or class never think of themselves as criminals.  I am also pretty sure most of them willingly participate in crime, making them part of the criminal element.  So what crime do I accuse all these fine people of?  Speeding…

That’s right speeding.  I am not talking about doing fifty five out in front of a grade school, those that think the post speed limit is a mere suggestion, or even ten miles an hour over on the freeway.  I am talking about the vast hordes of people who think that they can get away with a mere five miles an hour over.  Most people have done and a huge number do it regularly.  Why because we are in a hurry to get someplace and know that most cops aren’t going to bust you for five over.  Just because no one is going to bust you, doesn’t mean you aren’t willfully violating a law and thus participating in a criminal act.

I am sure most of you are still saying what is the big deal.  The big deal is you have gone out of your way to commit a crime and then turn around and say the justice system should be tough on criminals.  The big deal is that makes you a hypocrite.  I am sure most of you still can’t get it through your heads that following the law isn’t optional for anyone.  If you can justify 40mph in 35mph zone because it is only a bit over then you can justify a grown man having sex with a fourteen year old when the legal age of consent is sixteen.  The percentage is the same, so why should the punishment or severity of the crime be any different?