Subject: Local gadfly says police should issue Corzine a ticket: Hey Larry- You missed the bigger issue of police immunity by not issuing a complaint against the police officer who was illegally driving at a very high rate of speed, probably 100 MPH, which was the direct cause of the accident. We’ve had three deaths in southern NJ recently due to this same reason of police being permitted to regularly ignore our vehicular laws. It looks like this more important issue will be swept under the rug once again.

Governor target of seat belt lawsuit: By ELAINE ROSE Staff Writer, The Press; A Municipal Court judge will review a complaint that a citizen filed against Gov. Jon S. Corzine for not wearing a seat belt when he was injured in an April 12 crash on the Garden State Parkway, the court administrator said Thursday. Larry Angel, of Mullica Township, long known for attending public meetings and being a gadfly to local officials, filed the complaint against the governor earlier this week in Municipal Court. The crash occurred on a section of the parkway in Galloway Township. Judge Christopher Brown will review the complaint before a court session Tuesday morning, court Administrator Roseann Lugg said. If he can't find probable cause to issue the ticket to the governor based on Angel's complaint, a public hearing will be scheduled. State law requires drivers and front-seat passengers to wear a seat belt while riding in vehicles, with a $46 fine for violators. State Police have said the governor was not strapped in when the accident occurred and an investigation revealed the SUV driven by a state trooper was traveling at 91 mph a few seconds before the accident. Corzine, 60, was seriously injured in the crash and is still recovering at Cooper University Hospital in Camden. Angel said Thursday evening that he has no vendetta against the governor. He voted for Corzine for both U.S. Senate and for governor, and would vote for him again. But he decided to file the seat-belt complaint because the 30-day time limit for issuing the summons is ticking away. “It just seemed to me that the perception in the street was the governor was being treated differently than you or I would be in the same situation,” Angel said. “The ideal is justice is blind and doesn't peek to see how big your wallet is.” Tom Shea, Corzine's chief of staff, has said the governor deserves to be ticketed if he was not wearing a seat belt. Meanwhile, State Police are conducting their own investigation into the accident. “No determination has been made at this point,” Lt. Gerald Lewis said Thursday.

RESPONSE: Clearly there is an issue regarding excessive and unnecessary speed. Respectfully, it seems premature at this juncture to sign a Complaint. The evidence that the Governor was not wearing a seat belt was clear and it seemed there was not going to be a citation. The issue of excessive speed may yet be addressed by government...may, being the operative word. Sometimes doing the right thing once, forces those in a position of responsibility to act where before they would have swept something under the rug.

I also wanted to note that while I have been an 'idiot' most of life...a surprise episode of Bells Paulsy...turned me into a 'drooling idiot' on TV.