What the hell was this guy thinking?
I have no sympathy for idiots who drive through neighborhoods where people are walking and kids are playing, at 50 miles an hour. And if i'm out and somebody drives by me at some absurd speed, i have no qualms about letting them know how pissed i am.
This guy in Raleigh, though, sounds like he was firing on all cylinders.
No license? Check.
Speeding? Check.
Drunk? Check.
Deliberately running down somebody who yelled at him to slow down? Check.
In the country illegally? Check.
You know, in the great immigration debate, i generally come down on the side of folks who are in this country, legally or not, who are for the most part hard working, otherwise law abiding people who are trying to do their best for themselves and their families. But you gotta know that if you're in the country illegally, doing something this stupid is not going to make you any friends.
And don't worry. If you drive past me at 50 on Markham Ave, i'm still going to tell you to slow the fuck down.
This guy in Raleigh, though, sounds like he was firing on all cylinders.
No license? Check.
Speeding? Check.
Drunk? Check.
Deliberately running down somebody who yelled at him to slow down? Check.
In the country illegally? Check.
You know, in the great immigration debate, i generally come down on the side of folks who are in this country, legally or not, who are for the most part hard working, otherwise law abiding people who are trying to do their best for themselves and their families. But you gotta know that if you're in the country illegally, doing something this stupid is not going to make you any friends.
And don't worry. If you drive past me at 50 on Markham Ave, i'm still going to tell you to slow the fuck down.
Labels: Traffic calming
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He should be forever grateful to the guy whose leg he broke for asking the judge to go easy on him, because 2 1/2 - 4 years certainly seems like a light sentence. I wonder what he would've received without the generosity of his victim.
And this is why I'll never ask anyone to slow down. One of these days, I will probably make a point of snapping photos of cars doing 50 down 25 MPH Green Street and calling 911. Officer Hester put a speed trap up a few weeks back, but things are back to normal since the speed trap went away.
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toastie, at 11:52 PM
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