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But discretion isn’t based upon facts. It is subjective.

Posted on: May 16, 2024 at 10:31:56 CT
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The jaywalking law was written to financially penalize those who have not yet been hit by a car, to discourage the behavior.

A cop using discretion and not ticketing the jaywalker is disregarding the purpose of the law.
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Falsifying business records is a misdemeanor - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 09:54:41
     They have to connect the falsifying to the election, - MU-TULSA MU - 5/16 10:54:02
     Bragg going for the death penalty - mu7176grad MU - 5/16 10:34:12
     No one really knows including Bragg - Th8tnTiger MU - 5/16 10:19:27
     RE: Falsifying business records is a misdemeanor - sarasotatiger MU - 5/16 10:16:06
          You teach? LMAO - Wildcat KSU - 5/16 13:37:01
          lol I'm sure he's heartbroken to hear that(nm) - Th8tnTiger MU - 5/16 10:20:11
          Honestly, the absoute best part of that post - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:18:15
               RE: Honestly, the absoute best part of that post - sarasotatiger MU - 5/16 10:19:55
                    what is a class e felony. site the statute so we - tman MU - 5/16 10:23:55
     Bragg can't even show that business records were falsified(nm) - Spanky KU - 5/16 10:14:51
          Well yes, there is that - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:19:07
               including Sarasota, who would flunk you based - tman MU - 5/16 10:25:06
                    This case has been such a great example of people speaking - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:27:29
     Oh no - JayHoaxH8r MU - 5/16 10:12:45
          Where are you going? (nm) - MIZ45 MU - 5/16 10:18:36
          Damn reality getting in the way!(nm) - AWOLTiger KC - 5/16 10:17:40
               RE: Damn reality getting in the way!(nm) - JayHoaxH8r MU - 5/16 10:19:12
                    And what are those crimes? - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:22:04
                    With no proof there is no crime dummy(nm) - AWOLTiger KC - 5/16 10:20:21
                         Guess he'll be cleared then - JayHoaxH8r MU - 5/16 10:20:56
                              Glad you agree he should be cleared since no evidence - AWOLTiger KC - 5/16 10:45:54
                                   Except i live in reality - JayHoaxH8r MU - 5/16 12:33:14
          Your posts add nothing to this board. Why don't you just - hokie VT - 5/16 10:13:51
               You first - JayHoaxH8r MU - 5/16 10:19:40
               RE: Your posts add nothing to this board. Why don't you just - sarasotatiger MU - 5/16 10:17:38
     He should plea guilty - El-ahrairah BAMA - 5/16 10:02:59
          RE: He should plea guilty - sarasotatiger MU - 5/16 10:18:59
               RE: He should plea guilty - AWOLTiger KC - 5/16 10:19:54
          That would be interesting - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:07:32
               I've been trying to research what the jury instructions - MUTGR MU - 5/16 10:16:05
     Honestly, it looks discretion-based so far. (nm) - ummmm MU - 5/16 09:59:19
          It may be - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:01:46
               Discretion doesn't require articulation of reasons. - ummmm MU - 5/16 10:02:55
                    it is a freedom or leeway to make decisions as to what - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:05:42
                         Do jaywalking laws say that the police can choose not - TigerMatt STL - 5/16 10:11:24
                              Having participated in the creation of several laws - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:14:55
                                   lol. No - meatiger MU - 5/16 10:17:45
                                        Yes, so jaywalking laws were enacted to keep people from - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:20:41
                         lol - meatiger MU - 5/16 10:08:12
                              Feel free to correct it meat - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:09:48
                                   RE: Feel free to correct it meat - meatiger MU - 5/16 10:14:30
                                        Proper discrection is based on nothing but logic - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:16:40
                                             So a cop pulls someone over and smells alcohol on - TigerMatt STL - 5/16 10:22:52
                                                  Likely no - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:26:53
                                                       Jaywalkers are more likely to be hit by a car than those - TigerMatt STL - 5/16 10:29:17
                                             The law does not say that - meatiger MU - 5/16 10:18:29
                                                  Correct meat - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:23:08
                                                       So the jaywalker doesn’t get a ticket. One block later this - TigerMatt STL - 5/16 10:25:18
                                                            I would say so - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:29:22
                                                                 But discretion isn’t based upon facts. It is subjective. - TigerMatt STL - 5/16 10:31:56
                                                                      No, the purpose of the law is to reduce the likelihood - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:41:58
                                                                           How does the law reduce the likelihood when it isn’t - TigerMatt STL - 5/16 10:44:01
                                                                                It is enforced - people are charged - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:55:49
                                                                                     This is the kind of thinking that underlies the Trump - ummmm MU - 5/16 11:16:42
                                                                                          But as I have said, you need to be able to explain the - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 11:51:42
                    no no. He's ok with the justification used by the Soros- - CulturedDan KC - 5/16 10:04:55
                         No, I would claim that is not proper discretion - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:06:32
                              What about the ones that did not repeat?(nm) - meatiger MU - 5/16 10:08:58
                                   Still concerning - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:11:01
                                        Pretty much all criminals get released - meatiger MU - 5/16 10:15:22
                                             Correct - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:28:04
     I think lots of people can explain it, none can justify it. - hokie VT - 5/16 09:57:31
          Agree on point 2 - it's not justified - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:00:05
               The explanation is simple and obvious: it's a Stalinesque - hokie VT - 5/16 10:08:01
                    Pretty much(nm) - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/16 10:11:21




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