| Re: Holy shatz! Cop stops bicycle!
Daniel J. Stern wrote:
> *Reposted, this time to correct groups*
>
> (Prefatory note to Brent: Yes, I'm aware there are many badly-behaved
> motorists. No, I don't think they should get off scot-free, either. Yes,
> I'm aware you're vehemently opposed to bicycle and rider registration. No,
> I don't buy your putative reasons for it. Yes, I know you have to respond
> to this post. No, I won't get in a pissing contest with you.)
>
> I was walking down Bloor St when I saw a copcycle pull over a cyclist for
> running a red light...talk about shock and awe! I've never seen the likes
> of this before. The cop ordered the cyclist to dismount, walk his bike to
> the corner and park it, then lectured the guy for a few minutes ("Red
> lights mean STOP, whether you're in a car or on a bike or on your feet!
> It's the same rules of the road for you as for everyone else who uses
> it!"). The guy was arguing that he bicycles in this area all the time,
> there were no cars coming, etc. The cop (surprise...) told the guy he was
> just warning him this time rather than writing a ticket, and eventually
> let him ride off.
Okay, has anyone ever seen a cop let a driver off after they ran a red
light? Hmmmm??
Unless the driver was a politician or fellow cop, I doubt it.
And I love the argument from the bicyclist: there were no cars coming.
How the frig does he know? Is he psychic? There were no cars coming
because he lived to tell about it. Had there been cars coming, they'd
be scraping him off the street...
....And the gene pool would be 0.000000000000000001% better.
John
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