Hmmm... with all them islamic nutter gangs roaming Oz i reckon if them traffic police want to dress like judge dredd, let em..
From 2010, USA...
"...traffic-related incidents remained the number one cause of death among the nation's law enforcement officers for the 13th consecutive year. Seventy-three officers have been killed in traffic-related incidents this year, compared with 51 in 2009... ...During the past year, 18 officers were killed in Texas, the highest in any state..."
Line-of-duty deaths among police officers go up - CNN.com
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