Originally Posted by
Skipjacks
Yeah god forbid we had general guidelines that could be applied using common sense for the specific situation....
It's so much better to have absolute rules designed for the average be applied to the extremes and enforced with draconian authority. That makes for a much happier free society. (Massive sarcasm alert)
When you drive 56mph on a 55mph zone you to self report your scofflaw behavior to the police and demand to be ticketed?
This kind of reminds me of the dichotomy between some European countries. I had a Canadian friend that used to think Italian drivers were a little crazy. She then moved to Germany, and she was shocked that people admonished her for crossing (on foot) against a traffic light late at night when you could see the road in either direction for hundreds of meters. Somewhere in the middle...