Broward Community College - Silver Sands Yearbook (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

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,,,, 1'--s is.-'wifi 17 I er 1 , , MMM! If j -- E ie lil?-F4310 5 -J I Florida is the only state in the nation with more registered motor vehicles than licensed drivers. This startling fact has jolted john Law into action. HERE comes a day in each of our lives when our oversights catch up with us. Much to my distress, I have just completed such a day. Our state and local law-enforcement agencies have initiated a new program aimed at the apprehension of unli- censed and improperly licensed drivers. As luck would have it, I was one of the culprits. I harbor no animosity towards our law enforce- ment agencies, for they had just cause. Florida is the only state in the nation with more registered motor Vehicles than licensed drivers. This startling fact has jolted John Law into action. At this point you should take heed, stop, and check your license to be sure it's up to date. I arose the fateful morning of my day in jail, quite inapprehensively, for little did I know that the long arm of the law was at that moment prepara- ing to make a pinch. I went complacently through my morning rituals, not realizing that my criminal actions were catching up with me. I was not a member of an organized syndicate of professional law breakers whose mouthpieces tell them to cool it when they have stepped over the line of the law. I was just a lone racketeer who had not realized that the heat was on. In my daily role of Honest John Citizen, I had left my home and had driven leisurely to a prearranged meeting with the editor of this very same magazine. CToday I cannot help but think that, maybe, she fingered me for the trapj Almost to my destination, I came upon a road block. Pulling my car to a halt, I noticed the leer in the officer's eyes. He knew at that moment he had found his suspect, and he would soon add another arrest to his laurels. In complete ignorance, I pleaded guilty to the charge of driving without proper license, and was carted off to the cooler. ff r BY SID ROWE ,.a-S' I -4:7 l ,1-ff N 1 if In complete ignorance, I pleaded guilty to the charge of driving without proper license, and was carted oft to the cooler. 21

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