🚀 go-pugleaf

Joel Garry <joelga@pebble.org> wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 02 Jul 1998 18:10:52 -0400, Scott M. Kozel <kozelsm@richmond.infi.net> wrote:
>
> The full story is I had just got a ticket.  I started to pull away and my
> rear tire spun slightly on the gravel before the Posi engaged.  It was so
> benign I didn't even know it had happened.  But the cop thought I purposely
> spewed him with gravel, and pulled me over and gave me another ticket for
> reckless driving, saying in no uncertain terms that if any one of your tires
> loses traction you are considered to be out of control of your vehicle.

Then you shouldn't have spewed the cop with gravel.

I've watched "Cops" and "Real Stories of the Highway Patrol" enough to
know that you don't mess with the cops.  You certainly don't spew them
with gravel right after they write you a ticket.  Were you friendly with
the cop when he wrote you the first ticket?  Did you thank him for the
ticket?  Or were you angry and hostile while he wrote the ticket, and
then you "accidentally" spewed him with gravel?

> >> When does ownership of such behavior vest?
> >
> >When your response is voluntary and not coerced by a threat.
> 
> So you're saying if I'm being chased by some nutcase with a rifle, and I go
> over the speed limit, I won't get a ticket?  I don't think the law agrees
> with you, especially when the nutcase turns out to be a cop performing
> normal duties.

What kind of gibberish is that?

That is what is called a WORST CASE SCENARIO.

What if you're being chased by a tornado?  Is it ok to speed then?

What if you're at the beach, and you see a 500-foot high tidal wave
coming in?  Is it ok to speed then?

What if a hydrogen bomb goes off 5 miles away, and you see the shock
wave coming toward you?  Is it ok to speed then?

The world wonders....  <Navy joke>

You see, I can come up with some pretty good worst-case scenarios too!

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