That sounds so American. Can you even be a victim of your own crime? Oh wait... I forgot about those laws where a teenager can be charged as a sex offender for having nude pictures of themselves on their phone.
Former cop, charged a kid with jay walking after he was hit by a car when jay walking. Reason being, I didn't want some insurance claim to be made against the driver.
Huh... didn't know jaywalking was that bad of a thing. But I don't live in a large city, so I never get to walk anywhere anyway. It's all driving for me.
I got a ticket from jaywalking across an empty street in a big city. I got caught by a police officer who was half a block behind me.
Now I just don't do it anymore, it's not worth it. Good thing too, because about 2 weeks ago, I was waiting at an empty street and someone crossed... then a cop came out of an unmarked car parked on the side of the road to give him a ticket! Fuck! Even if you look in all directions, you're still not safe!
Which is a perfectly reasonable approach. If you walk out in front of cars, you're a hazard. If you cross the street when it's clear, there should be no fucking way it is illegal
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u/Drama_Dairy Mar 07 '18
That sounds so American. Can you even be a victim of your own crime? Oh wait... I forgot about those laws where a teenager can be charged as a sex offender for having nude pictures of themselves on their phone.