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In reply to the discussion: Wall Street Journal thinks that rape is not a crime or that women are criminals for being raped. [View all]Vox Moi
(546 posts)I know a guy who insisted on driving on the thruway at exactly the speed limit in the left-hand lane.
I rode with him one time and watched as traffic pressed us from behind and cars passed us on the right.
I told him that he was creating a hazardous situation and I was not comfortable.
He replied with great indignation that he was entirely within his rights, that other people were breaking the law by driving faster than the speed limit. Fuck them.
A few months later, he was read-ended and he and his passenger ended up in the hospital. Both cars were totaled.
The other driver was at fault and found to be liable.
However, this was an accident waiting to happen.
I saw it as a case of someone relying on the letter of the law as an excuse for using poor judgment and putting others at risk, just to make a point.