Quote Originally Posted by flyingimam
thats a bit cruel and im sorry to say it this way: "ignorant". remember we all make our own mistakes but this plays with a humankind's life and if he/she dies u will be in trouble no matter who is at fault. i bet u have not had any1 u know killing some pedestrian while driving. just go find some1 and ask them.

In many local laws, PEDESTRIANS HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY. find out about where u live.


watch the 1st video here: Why You Don't Jaywalk on truTV.com Video

a sample of what can get u in trouble depending on where u live
PEDS - Who has the Right of Way

to the very least u can count on having to go to court even if u r totally innocent and having to deal with all the legal hassle. Is a slow down not worth it? i leave that judgment up to u

many people are not informed of these laws, thus many pedestrians may violate them and if they get injured u can get lots of trouble even if the law is on your side.

where I live, these are the laws
WikiAnswers - What is the Texas Law for yielding to a pedestrian

and I have had friends of me getting charged with manslaughter for hitting a pedestrian crossing interstate highway 45 in the city and getting shitload of hassle to live with for a while and a psychological take on their minds forever. he was cleared of involuntary manslaughter by jury after some 1 year of messed up life.

its the same way as this: u are allowed to shoot a person to protect your property by Texas law, but is a human life truly worth something just cuz some law says something? (remember people can and do change all the time, thats half of the reason the jail system has the word "corrections" in its title)
In a word, would this be worth it? Totally. That person's genes will hopefully no longer be in the gene pool, and with a little luck the human race will be a little less stupid. It's really simple, actually. Crosswalks are there for a reason; so people can cross the street safely. Pedestrians have the right of way on the crosswalk, not on the street. I ALWAYS use the crosswalk when I'm walking. People who don't are usually really lazy and don't wanna walk up the street another hundred feet to get to a crosswalk. It's such a simple concept that I can't believe people still get hit crossing the street, unless its by a drunk driver or something of the sort.

Also I'm sorry but the Texas gun law thing just isn't applicable here. I probably would shoot the guy in the leg or something, because he made a really bad choice by trying to rob me. However, crossing the street NOT at a crosswalk is simply stupidity.

Most of my friends don't use crosswalks. It's entirely possible one of them will be hit and killed someday. I will grieve and I'll be totally confused and in the worst shape ever. But I'll blame my friend, because it's THEIR fault.