Ridiculous law enforcement operation of the week: Police in Osceola County, Florida are going undercover dressed as homeless persons in order to catch motorists running red lights.

Homeless advocates are outraged by an operation where undercover police officers dressed as vagrants, observed drivers running red lights or committing other traffic violations, then radioed ahead to other officers who stopped those cars and wrote tickets.

....Undercover deputies stood along streets and gave the indication they were vagrants by pushing shopping carts and wearing fake teeth and tattered clothing. They also carried small cardboard signs, which read, "Sheriff's traffic sting in progress. Buckle up."

Speaking of "Buckle Up," Colorado has just started "Click It or Ticket," a zero tolerance policy towards wearing seat belts. Driving to and from court in the mountains Tuesday (125 miles each way) we were bombarded with electronic overhead signs displaying the tag line every few miles. It's annoying and distracting because these signs are usually used to warn of traffic hazards like icy roads and falling rocks, so when we see one up ahead, we look up to read it. We also think it's carrying government regulation too far.