Dare you cross the street in a straight line?

jumpy · 01-12-07, 07:33 AM

As it's friday and I found this slightly amusing:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6251431.stm

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The officer asked for identification. The professor asked for his, after which Officer Leonpacher told him he was under arrest and, the professor claims, kicked his legs from under him, pinned him to the ground and confiscated his box of peppermints.

Were they al-qaeda peppermints? :rotfl:

I wonder why we don't have this in the UK... oh right, a sense of personal responsibility and common sense! (supposedly)
Some of the comments are classic.

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I remember being in Luzern, Switzerland, waiting at the crossing of a barely used access road by the train station, together with about 10 locals. With not a car in sight, I strolled across - to the audible gasps of the people behind me. I turned around and one young woman exclaimed "it's red!" in German, with a look of utter disbelief on her face.

like you just strangled a kitten or something

I can understand dawdling across a busy road being frowned upon, but being wrestled to the ground by 5 officers of the law does seem a bit much.

Have any of you yankee doodles had your collars felt by the law for something like this or other equally bizzare public orders?

Bort · 01-12-07, 01:14 PM

As far as I can tell jaywalking is a regional thing in the US. Here in Chicago, and pretty much the entire midwest from my experience, you can walk where and when you want across a street, and unless you are being life threateningly stupid the cops don't care at all. I've never even heard of anyone getting a jaywalking ticket in Illinois before. From what I have heard and seen however, the same is most certainly not true in some other parts of the country.:hmm:

U-533 · 01-14-07, 11:59 AM

I was protecting my family ... I had just pulled my knife from the third "Hoodlem's" ribs... the first 2 were crawling away with severe wounds... when wham!!! 2 policemen tackled me from behind... no warnings just jumped me... in the dark I thought it was more "Hoodlems" ... I don't fight fair ya know so it took a third policeman shooting me before I was brought under-arrest... the 3 "Hoodlems" were taken to the hospital and treated while I passed out from loss of blood in the waiting room... the 2 Police officers are recovering nicely

01-12-07, 01:14 PM	#2
Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	As far as I can tell jaywalking is a regional thing in the US. Here in Chicago, and pretty much the entire midwest from my experience, you can walk where and when you want across a street, and unless you are being life threateningly stupid the cops don't care at all. I've never even heard of anyone getting a jaywalking ticket in Illinois before. From what I have heard and seen however, the same is most certainly not true in some other parts of the country.:hmm: __________________ GT Aerospace

01-14-07, 11:59 AM	#3
U-533 Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: On my Boat Posts: 594 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was protecting my family ... I had just pulled my knife from the third "Hoodlem's" ribs... the first 2 were crawling away with severe wounds... when wham!!! 2 policemen tackled me from behind... no warnings just jumped me... in the dark I thought it was more "Hoodlems" ... I don't fight fair ya know so it took a third policeman shooting me before I was brought under-arrest... the 3 "Hoodlems" were taken to the hospital and treated while I passed out from loss of blood in the waiting room... the 2 Police officers are recovering nicely