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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Thank you, Tom,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I, unfortunately, unbuckled a fatality
several years back. It was a crash on Highway 8, and the deceased was
pregnant and near-term. I can, however say that she would not have survived
the crash either belted or not. More to the point, I’ve been or
read the reports of other fatality crashes that did not have to be fatal—had
the person buckled up. A deputy form my department told me that he knew
of a man who had a seatbelt “decoy” that he rested over his
shoulder to give the appearance of being buckled up (the man lived in WA, where
an officer can pull you over for no wearing a safety belt)! Thanks for
your response—I look forward to hearing other responses (hopefully some
that argue the other side articulately so I better understand the resistance to
these laws).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>~Jennie<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Georgia;color:black'>Det. Jennifer L. McFarland<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Latah</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Sheriff's Office<br>
Public Information Officer<br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">PO Box</st1:Street> 8068</st1:address><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">83843</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
(208) 882-2216<br>
Fax (208) 883-2281<br>
</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><a
href="http://www.latah.id.us/Dept/Sheriff_Main.htm"><font size=2 face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>http://www.latah.id.us/Dept/Sheriff_Main.htm</span></font></a><br>
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</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:black'>Truth is the summit of being; justice
is the application of it to affairs.<br>
***Ralph Waldo Emerson<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Tom
Hansen [mailto:thansen@moscow.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, November 20, 2006
12:29<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Jennifer McFarland'; 'Vision
2020'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Vision2020] Question
for the Vision</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Jennifer –<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>I am all for increased fines/penalties for violations of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place>’s seat belt
laws. It is a simple matter of safety.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>I remember a commercial down in <st1:City w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:City>
a few years back where it showed a veteran police detective at a traffic
accident discussing <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place>’s
seat belt laws. He closed out the commercial with a statement to the
effect: “Having served with the Los Angeles Police Department for
30+ years, I have never unbuckled a fatality at an accident.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Tom Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Moscow</span></font></st1:City><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'>“Madness does not always howl. Sometimes, it is the
quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘Hey, is there room in your
head for one more?’”<br>
<br>
- Author Unknown</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Jennifer McFarland<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, November 20, 2006
12:16 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Vision 2020'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Vision2020] Question for
the Vision</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Dear Visionaries,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I hope you are all doing well as we enter
the holiday season. I issued a press release a little over a week ago
alerting the public of our “Click It Don’t Risk It!” seat
belt compliance campaign. I’m happy to say that of the 15 cars I
pulled over yesterday, only one person was not in compliance with <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place>’s seat belt
laws. However, I was just visited by a friend form the Lewiston Police
Department (our partner in this year’s campaign), and he and I talked
about our laws relative to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State></st1:place>’s
laws. In <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place>,
an officer must pull a car over for a “greater” offense (speeding,
having a registration sticker in the wrong place, not having a front plate,
etc.) in order to enforce the seat belt laws. In other words, I cannot
pull over a car just because I see a small child standing up in the back
seat—I’d have to have other probable cause to pull over said
vehicle. The <st1:City w:st="on">Lewiston</st1:City> officer I’ve
been working with has spent a lot of time trying to change <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place>’s laws regarding seat belt use
to: 1. make it a primary offense, and 2. raise the fines so they are
commensurate with other states’ fines for the same. I’ve
heard arguments supporting both sides to this, but I am curious as to what
Latah County’s citizens think about our seat belt laws—whether they
are adequate as they are, if they should change, how they should change,
etc. My own views on seat belt usage have as much to do with how I was
raised as they do with a general aversion to the gruesome scenes I’ve
experienced responding to collisions wherein the passenger(s) were not properly
restrained (and having to notify next of kin). But I also realize that my
experience is just that—mine. What are your thoughts?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Thank you for your time,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>~Jennifer <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Georgia;color:black'>Det. Jennifer L. McFarland<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Latah</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Sheriff's Office<br>
Public Information Officer<br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">PO Box</st1:Street> 8068</st1:address><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">83843</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
(208) 882-2216<br>
Fax (208) 883-2281<br>
</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><a
href="http://www.latah.id.us/Dept/Sheriff_Main.htm"><font size=2 face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>http://www.latah.id.us/Dept/Sheriff_Main.htm</span></font></a><br>
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</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:black'>Truth is the summit of being; justice
is the application of it to affairs.<br>
***Ralph Waldo Emerson<br>
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