Free State Wet Dream: No Speed Limits!

If Free Stater Rep. Andrew Manuse and his partner-in-crime Rep. George Lambert have their way, you will be able to legally drive as fast as you want to in New Hampshire — as long as you don’t crash!

That’s right, under House Bill 1696, you could only be charged with speeding if the offense resulted in property damage or personal injury.

One wonders where they will apply this logic next. How about driving while intoxicated? After all, drunk drivers don’t hurt anyone if they manage to drive without actually hitting something or someone.

Oh wait, they’ve already thought of that. House Bill 1452, also sponsored by Lambert, would prohibit sobriety checkpoints.

But why stop there? House Bill 1531, sponsored by Manuse and Lambert, limits the definition of a crime to an act with a victim. The victim being a “person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional, psychological, or financial harm” from the act.