(hubze) Nobody likes speed-traps. They are like lemonade stands for cops, and unfortunately a glass of lemonade will cost you upwards of a hundred dollars.

In the old days, drivers would flash their headlights to warn one another of speed-traps. Now with Twitter, you can entirely bypass the fuzz and their stinkin’ radar guns.

Laws vary from state to state but in general it is illegal to flash your headlights in order to communicate with other drivers.

So, should it be illegal to tweet speed-trap warnings?

I hate to bring it up, but– to make any tweet illegal infringes on free speech/free information, and well, it’s censorship.

The Brazilian government is suing Twitter, because it’s “in” right now for Brazilians to tweet amongst themselves, warning of police roadblocks and speed traps. This is a problem for the government because criminals can use Twitter too.

Brazil isn’t stopping with Twitter– the government is also going after the tweeters! According to Mashable, fines can be up to $290,000 big-ones because such tweets not only “break the law” but also put ‘life, safety and property’ in danger.

Now it is odd that Brazil says tweeting can endanger “life, safety and property” but, a majority of criminals are caught by little violations and these tweets are ruining the cop’s element of surprise. Ted Bundy was caught speeding.

And in terms of roadblocks, I understand why Brazil is pissed-off, as far as drug-trafficking and other criminal activity is concerned.

Maybe you’ve heard about Twitter‘s new censorship policy; maybe you’ve screamed about it. Here is the gist: Twitter will be censoring tweets in other countries to comply with local laws, these censored tweets, however, would be available for the viewing pleasure of the rest of the world.

It is completely plausible that Twitter would find Brazil’s legal request to be valid. If Brazil gets its way, other countries could potentially follow suit.

Should it be illegal to tweet speed-trap warnings? Comment and let us know what you think.