>They have license plate trackers, cameras, etc - they don't have to chase people down and personally hand them a ticket.
This is a pretty odd defense. How would you answer OP's question when worded this way - "So how exactly would they catch speeders then if they absolutely must not break the speed limit in 1955?"
>So how exactly would they catch speeders then if they absolutely must not break the speed limit in 1955?"
I'm not arguing that they absolutely can't break the speed limit - only that when they do, they should pay for it. The police should have no greater privilege to break the law than anyone else.
And yes, sometimes that might mean letting speeders off the hook. I don't have a problem with that. It's better to have the police be hamstrung by the law than to allow them to exercise arbitrary power, as long as they're hamstrung in the same way as every other citizen.
1. Have one police car hidden at point A watching for speeders.
2. Have a second 0.5 miles down the road within radio distance. If first car spots a speeder, radio to second car the description of the vehicle and attempt to pull the car over without speeding, or record license plate # in case of speed away, or stop traffic if not on a busy road until the target vehicle is pulled over.
This is a pretty odd defense. How would you answer OP's question when worded this way - "So how exactly would they catch speeders then if they absolutely must not break the speed limit in 1955?"