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Am I, therefore, entitled to break them?
I will freely admit that I am above the law.
Kinda like the A-Team
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I will freely admit that I am above the law.
Kinda like the A-Team
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I will freely admit that I am above the law.
Dude, are you high?
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*I* think a lot of laws are stupid.
Am I, therefore, entitled to break them?
Yes, in point of fact, you have a moral obligation to do so, particularly if they are unfair.
Explain the harm in carrying a gun in your carry-on flight baggage while on a trip to visit your relatives cross-country.
There's no harm in the act described. Possible harm comes from other acts that can be drived from the original act.
Surely you could think of a more ludicrous example?
What's the harm in fu[/b]cking little boys with baseball bats, for example. Or what's the harm in urinating on a Nun.
They'd be equally apt comparisons. Alternately you could compare a law that's equally spurrious.
What's the harm in skateboarding on a sidewalk for example.
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Off the top of my head, I think the eating rule is stupid also.
If I visited DC and started to use the subway, I might find myself being told by an officer that Icouldn't carry food onto the subway. I would then apologise, explain that I didn't know, and throw it away. If the cop asked for my ID, I'd hand it over. If he cited me for it, I'd either pay it or fight it. I wouldn't like it, but only a jackass does what this lady did. She needed that cop from the theater in FL
If a cop pinned a little paper watermellon on me because I was black I'd accept it. What's the big deal?
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Yeah, I hate those stuck-up DC research ******** They ain't got no time for tha common man's needs.
Why she gotta be hating on a brutha? All he want is some good lovin'.
Why she gotta be hating on a brutha? All he want is some good lovin'.
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Explain the harm in carrying a gun in your carry-on flight baggage while on a trip to visit your relatives cross-country.
There's no harm in the act described. Possible harm comes from other acts that can be drived from the original act.
Surely you could think of a more ludicrous example?
What's the harm in ******* little boys with baseball bats, for example. Or what's the harm in urinating on a Nun.
They'd be equally apt comparisons. Alternately you could compare a law that's equally spurrious.
What's the harm in skateboarding on a sidewalk for example.
There's no harm in the act described. Possible harm comes from other acts that can be drived from the original act.
Surely you could think of a more ludicrous example?
What's the harm in ******* little boys with baseball bats, for example. Or what's the harm in urinating on a Nun.
They'd be equally apt comparisons. Alternately you could compare a law that's equally spurrious.
What's the harm in skateboarding on a sidewalk for example.
No, actually there is no harm in carrying a gun onto a plane. The only harm comes when someone USES it.
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If a cop pinned a little paper watermellon on me because I was black I'd accept it. What's the big deal?
Well, if that were a law, it would be 'legally correct.' But we all know that isn't the case. The law broken in the subway case was applicable to everyone, not to just a specfic ethnic group.
BTW, I know I'm being baited, but I'm too lazy to do anything more than answering posts right now and too stubborn to not answer. And I really don't mind. I'm a good sport. :)
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Stephanie Willett said she was eating a PayDay bar on an escalator descending into a station July 16 when an officer warned her to finish it before entering the station. Both Willett and police agree that she nodded and put the last bit into her mouth before throwing the wrapper into a trash can.
The argument being given now is that she was still in violation of the rules because she was still chewing when she entered the station. Apparently this particular TA cop was solidly in the spit camp.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
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What's the harm in skateboarding on a sidewalk for example
TStephens wrote:
No, actually there is no harm in carrying a gun onto a plane. The only harm comes when someone USES it.
No, actually, there is no harm in carring a bomb onto a plane. The only harm comes whern someone DETONATES IT.
Edited, Sat Jul 31 03:57:05 2004 by Chtulhu
No, actually there is no harm in carrying a thermonuclear weapon into the Whitehouse. The only harm comes when someone USES it.
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To make a long story short, I don't take any responsibility for anything I post here. It's not news, it's not truth, it's not serious. It's parody. It's satire. It's bitter. It's angsty. Your mother's a *****. You like to jack off dogs. That's right, you heard me. You like to grab that dog by the bone and rub it like a ski pole. Your dad? Gay. Your priest? Straight. **** off and let me post. It's not true, it's all in good fun. Now go away.
All of those people had it coming to them.
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Actually there's no harm in carrying a Payday onto the Subway. The harm comes when someone USES it.
That ***** if she didnt have enough to share then the cops gave her some justice -)
I also live and work in the DC area, and if that woman doesn't know that law then she must have just moved to the area the weekend before, or it must have been her first time ever on the metro. Other than that I can't justify being a smartass to a metro cop when he's enforcing a law that is local common knowledge. Much like not being able to bring a manicure kit onto a plane in my carry-on, law is idiotic but anyone who is local knows that to break it won't do anything but send your day right into the crapper.
The officers in question are not cops, but metro transit police, and that subway's their kingdom. She didn't get beaten, she didn't get harassed- but I suppose if she had the time to fight the eating ban and make the world a better place for the underrepresented and endangered candy-bar eating community, bully her.
The officers in question are not cops, but metro transit police, and that subway's their kingdom. She didn't get beaten, she didn't get harassed- but I suppose if she had the time to fight the eating ban and make the world a better place for the underrepresented and endangered candy-bar eating community, bully her.
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TStephens wrote:
Actually there's no harm in carrying a Payday onto the Subway. The harm comes when someone USES it.
This is what happens when regular everyday people are given easy access to candy!. I say we institute a five day candy waiting period, ban all carmel based candy itmes, and require a permet to carry a concealed candy bar! it's the only way to be sure!
Yes! More laws will stop those evil lawbreakers from breaking laws they have already broken!
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She didn't get beaten, she didn't get harassed
I'd argue about the harassment. She was detained for three hours for chewing.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
If any one of you feels that eating a candy bar in a train station should lead to arrest i feel very glad i live in england
I think the word pathetic is rather apt.
If this had happened in London, this is the responce you would find.
Random commuter walks into station with candy bar.
PC Plod says 'Ere mate finish that before you go in'
Random commuter pops remaining candy bar in mouth throw wrapperin bin
Pc Plod 'Good lad, on your way'
Random commuter waves at Pc Plod and gets on the train.
End of incident, return and stow all bad attitude.
I think the word pathetic is rather apt.
If this had happened in London, this is the responce you would find.
Random commuter walks into station with candy bar.
PC Plod says 'Ere mate finish that before you go in'
Random commuter pops remaining candy bar in mouth throw wrapperin bin
Pc Plod 'Good lad, on your way'
Random commuter waves at Pc Plod and gets on the train.
End of incident, return and stow all bad attitude.
Basically, most states CAN do that legally.
GA, for example, because I know this one. A cop can haul your *** off to jail, lock you up, and hold you for 48 hours. No miranda rights, no arrest, no phone call, no questioning.
Legally, it's just detainment. At the end of that period of time, they have to charge you or let you go. But they aren't even obligated to state a reason.
It's the law.
Let me hear you say, 'That **** ain't right!'
GA, for example, because I know this one. A cop can haul your *** off to jail, lock you up, and hold you for 48 hours. No miranda rights, no arrest, no phone call, no questioning.
Legally, it's just detainment. At the end of that period of time, they have to charge you or let you go. But they aren't even obligated to state a reason.
It's the law.
Let me hear you say, 'That **** ain't right!'
Doesn't seem right to conform to a law about not eating in a subway...I agree with Smash, the only way stupid laws are removed are people ***** slapping the officer.
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It depends on who owns the sidewalk. If it is the business sidewalks that usually have the signs prohibiting skateboarding, it is because the business has liabilities in people that get hurt on their property. Prohibiting skateboarding keeps idiots from hurting themselves or others. As far as public sidewalks, I have never seen a law preventing skateboarding on them, but I have never really cared to look up all the city laws, but I would say the original intent of such a law would be to protect people from getting hurt.
Yea, then bikes, rollerblades, people just fricken walking should be banned from that area as well.
Since we have to save everyone from them selves, we should ban skydiving, driving a car, drinking, smoking, salt, red meat, having any types of pets, drinking caffeinated drinks, being out in the sun for more then one hour, (Yea, I can keep going, but you get idea)....
When I skated, and I fell down, it was my own dumbass fault for falling. Not the people whose property I skated on, nor the city for providing the street I could skate on, nor the school I skated at. I was happy that I had these places to skate, and I didn't want to ruin the chance that I (or anyone else who skated) wouldn't be able to skate there anymore.
I epically liked this line..
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Prohibiting skateboarding keeps idiots from hurting themselves or others.
Yup, we're all idiots now. Doesn't matter I hold a Bachelors in telecommunications management or networking administration, or that I graduated with full honors. Doesn't matter that most of my skater buddies also hold high school/job positions and are very well respected in their fields. Nope, we're all just idiots.
What strikes me as the most ironic thing, is that some of these "idiots" will be making more money just doing what they love in one year, the you ever will in your lifetime.
TStephens wrote:
Actually there's no harm in carrying a Payday onto the Subway. The harm comes when someone USES it.
Wow. You tried to copy what was used on you, and missed the point of it completely.
Try harder next time. Or, better yet, don't make a next time.
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Yea, then bikes, rollerblades, people just fricken walking should be banned from that area as well.
Since we have to save everyone from them selves, we should ban skydiving, driving a car, drinking, smoking, salt, red meat, having any types of pets, drinking caffeinated drinks, being out in the sun for more then one hour, (Yea, I can keep going, but you get idea)....
When I skated, and I fell down, it was my own dumbass fault for falling. Not the people whose property I skated on, nor the city for providing the street I could skate on, nor the school I skated at. I was happy that I had these places to skate, and I didn't want to ruin the chance that I (or anyone else who skated) wouldn't be able to skate there anymore.
Since we have to save everyone from them selves, we should ban skydiving, driving a car, drinking, smoking, salt, red meat, having any types of pets, drinking caffeinated drinks, being out in the sun for more then one hour, (Yea, I can keep going, but you get idea)....
When I skated, and I fell down, it was my own dumbass fault for falling. Not the people whose property I skated on, nor the city for providing the street I could skate on, nor the school I skated at. I was happy that I had these places to skate, and I didn't want to ruin the chance that I (or anyone else who skated) wouldn't be able to skate there anymore.
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Nope, we're all just idiots.
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