PA is the same,pedestrians always have the right of way. as for getting sued,thats just a scenerio,they give up giving tickets for jaywalking.people sue for stupider reasons,like the woman suing the phone company because her hubby found out she was cheating on him from the phone numbers on bill.admits its her fault for divorce,still suing though.
wow theres as much arguing in here as there is on rangerboard. anyway i think that chick deserved what she got. a bit over the top, but sometimes thats what you have to do to for people to get the point
Gotta side with the cop. Civil disobedience is still disobedience. Plus the cop was just doing his job.
MY PERSONAL OPINION ON THE MATTER AT HAND- Woman was jumping all over the cop and deserved the clocking. MY OPINION ON THE TOPIC- Dis shit is bananas. I've got nothing against cops, and I hope to pursue a career in the criminal justice system one day. To see such an overwhelming shitfest of cop-bashing in this thread makes me both sad that people actually believe that "fuck da popo" nonsense and happy that I may one day be filing your paperwork and laughing at your stupid ass when you get arrested for fucking da popo one to many times.
Stupidity is also a lethal weapon. If you choose to disregard the LAW, no matter how silly or inconsequential YOU think it is, you deserve whatever happens to you. You know, I've been tempted to print out a big banner that simply reads "PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY" and hang it up at work. This thread makes me want to carve it on the fucking moon.
I joke about hitting women cuz it's funny, only if Hyuken style or something, but would never do it. It's what makes you a man, when you can take a hit from a woman without losing the temper, or run. Men absorb alot of crap anyway lol
It's a little different here in WI. I crossed the road, on my bike, but not at a crosswalk. I got hit by a car. I got the ticket, and after a court battle, ended up paying $1500 to repair their car. I was 14 at the time. Also, my brother was driving through a downtown area, and a lady stepped out from between two parked cars, and he nailed her. She got ticketed, and ended up having to pay for all the repairs to my brother's car.
When you are on a bicycle you are not a pedestrian. Believe it or not, you are bound by traffic laws at that point and can get ticketed accordingly. At least in most areas.
Do not get in a cops face. They have guns and shit. If a cop is giving you a ticket, shut up and take it. DO NOT LAY YOUR DAMN HANDS ON A COP!!! Quick way to get your ass tazed and or shot. For all you kids with your cops iz worthless crap. Grow up and get a clue you useless fleshling. Because a cop decides to quickly resolve a potentially explosive situation with a smack in the face does not make them worthless or inexperienced. Makes them decisive. As to the comment of you can attack a cop if you feel he is being excessive...ya try that out. Don't care what your prof said. You attack a cop you get hurt. My interpretation of excessive is much different than yours, I'm sure. If you feel a cop is being excessive assume the fetal position and take your beating, then talk to a lawyer. You may catch a whoopin', but you will be in the right and catch a nice little pay out from the state. Not to mention, if the cop is beating your ass for no reason (I'm going to say this almost NEVER happens) he will be tossed out and formally charged, and you get to take a few years off work to spend your money and "recover". I love that people grab out thier cell phones for videos AFTER a situation gets out of hand, and everyone bases thier opinion on what they see in an already out of hand situation. Cops are trained to get a situation in hand immediately by whatever means are needed.
Interesting. The reason I thought it was the same, was when I asked the cop why I was getting ticketed, he said it didn't matter if I was on a bike or on foot. I guess I just assumed that he meant a bicyclist was considered a pedestrian.
I was an officer for 8 years and that guy is useless, I would never have struck a woman in the face due to the amount of tactics they teach you at training school, his inability to cope with a teenage girl is pretty shocking and I hope questions are asked of the guy.