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Show " ' Dangerous System WHEN a Salt lake man was detained for i speeding in ,' Cache county, he was asked to post a cash forfeit with the arresting officer. He was suspicious and finally succeeded suc-ceeded In getting away with a notice to appear ap-pear In police court For the general good of the state, the Cache county authorities should put an immediate imme-diate stop to the practise. Arresting officers have no right to collect bonds for the appearance appear-ance of offending motorists, and no motorist Is to be blamed for refusing to give one. Bail should be fixed only at police headquarters head-quarters or in court. The system followed in Cache county, in this particular case, makes open prey of the motorist. If it is officially permitted It wilt not be long until unscrupulous unscrupu-lous individuals make it a means for extorting money from motorists. |