On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 12:39 PM, STRAWSER, Charles <[email protected]>wrote:
> Um, yeah, you guys are talking about a POLICE OFFICER...who has a GUN. > > Chuck, I'm talking about common citizens who (typically) are not packing heat. > > > A better strategy would be charging such drivers with something a little > stiffer than "failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk," e.g., > "Assault (with a deadly weapon)," or at least negligent operation of a > motor > vehicle. > I agree, this is absolutely the right way to go. But it isn't happening. Maybe now that one of their own has experience with this issue, the police will take the issue more seriously. > Besides, you're talking about giving citizens the ability to enforce the > laws > (and yes, I know it's satire). But what if drivers had (or thought they > had) > the ability to enforce laws (particularly the laws that only exist in some > of > their own minds, like the "requirement" that cyclists get out of their > way)? > This is in fact the situation that currently exists. Many motorists see themselves as vigilantes. -d
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