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That's terrible about the policing of walking in the bike lane. It reminds me of the woman in Georgia whose child was hit and killed by a driver (who had been d
by benatkin 8y ago
That's terrible about the policing of walking in the bike lane. It reminds me of the woman in Georgia whose child was hit and killed by a driver (who had been drinking) in a hit-and-run when she crossed a road without a crosswalk. There was no crosswalk nearby. She received a much harsher sentence for crossing the street without a crosswalk than the driver received for the hit-and-run. https://usa.streetsblog.org/2011/07/14/mother-convicted-of-vehicular-homicide-for-crossing-street-with-children/ https://usa.streetsblog.org/2011/07/14/mother-convicted-of-v...
Our institutions are failing us. https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_using_our_practical_wisdom https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_using_our_practical...
- SilasX 8y agoI just read the first link. Disgusting. She crossed the street with her children and saw one of them run over in front of her, and she was charged? And did more time the one who ran them over? Wow.
- pjc50 8y agoI guessed the usual reason for absurdly punitive judicial decisions in the the American system, and after finding a photo of the mother I was sadly proved right.
- politzai 8y agoThat’s because police are only there to make the phone calls stop. Soccer mom delivers the phone call with a concerned lilt in her voice and fawning tone of concern, wringing her hands through it all. “Oh please, just make sure they’re okay? It’s VERY dangerous. If they’re okay, maybe I’ll bring a cup of soup!” This call gets filtered through the dispatcher: “There’s a guy walking in the bike lane. Can you check it out, see what’s going on?” The cops show up at the bike lane: “EVERYONE OUT. IF YOU’RE NOT ON A BIKE, LEAVE THE BIKE LANE IMMEDIATELY. BIKE LANE IS FOR BIKES ONLY.”