THE A.A.A. AND THE LAW.
As a motorist, I am astonished at the inconsistent attitude being adopted by that responsible body, the AAA, regarding alleged by-law breakers. In a report which appears in Tuesday's "Star" a responsible officer of this association explains the purport of the failure of an A.AA. patrolman to salute a member., It is ominous of a "trap" set to catch "speedsters." To me, sir, it has no other meaning than that this association has instituted a system of "tick-tacking" to protect "scorchers" and defeat police efforts to catch them. I only hope that the Commissioner of Police will make a move to discourage this attempt to interfere with the administration of the law. In Wednesday's "Star" I noticed a Police Court report in which this same responsible officer of the AA..A. figured as a witness in a charge against an alleged drunken motorist. The charge was dismissed. This is where the inconsistency of the A. A. A revealed. One day its deputed officers are helping to defeat the law and the very next day a very responsible officer of the A A A. goes to no end of trouble to help to bring an alleged delinquent before a magistrate. MOTORIST.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 165, 14 July 1928, Page 8
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204THE A.A.A. AND THE LAW. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 165, 14 July 1928, Page 8
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