HomeUploadUpload DirectHotlinkRandomAbouttheme toggle

ATTN POLICE: Enough Already with the Jaywalking Stings! Don't Cops Have Better Things To Do?

Views: 868
Cops across America really don't want you to jaywalk. In San Diego they doled out 328 tickets (on a single day!), in New York they bloodied an 84-year-old who crossed against a red light, and in Austin they jailed a jaywalking jogger.

Austinites responded to the incident with outrage, and Chief Art Acevedo reacted to their outrage with outrage of his own. "In other cities there's cops who are actually committing sexual assaults on duty," said Acevedo. "So I thank God that this is what passes for a controversy in Austin, Texas!"

And sure, jaywalkers in LA get stuck with $200 tickets, and entrepreneur Peter Shankman's offense of jogging in New York's Central Park before 6:00 a.m. could cost him as much as a thousand bucks, but it's important to remember that jaywalking crackdowns are all about keeping pedestrians safe. They definitely have nothing to do with raising revenue.

Just over 3 minutes.

Follow the show on Twitter (@DontCops), and submit your nominees for next month.

"Don't Cops Have Better Things to Do?" is written and directed by Ted Balaker (@tedbalaker). Produced and edited by Matt Edwards (@MattChrisEd). Music by audionautix.com and "The Contessa" is by Maurice and the Beejays (Magnatune Records).

Go to http://reason.com/reasontv/2014/02/20/police-if-youre-carrying-condoms-you-mig for links, downloadable versions and subscribe to ReasonTV's YouTube Channel to receive notifications when new material goes live.

To watch previous episodes, go here.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBuns9Evn1w9-PyoZPkWT2YaMqDztT1ui
@ReasonVidsfollow
Thumbnail for Cody Wilson: Happiness is a 3-D Printed Gun27:51
Cody Wilson: Happiness is a 3-D Printed Gun
ReasonVids
870 views
Thumbnail for Here a news story you wont hear on the news.0:56
Here a news story you wont hear on the news.
bestofsaidit
6972 views
Thumbnail for Happy Goyim Women according to Joogle.1:09
Happy Goyim Women according to Joogle.
AOU
5622 views
Thumbnail for Oh hail no1:00
Oh hail no
bestofvoatxyz
3174 views
Thumbnail for Holy Molly that was savage1:06
Holy Molly that was savage
bestofvoatxyz
4029 views
Thumbnail for Starbucks’ Futile Bias Training6:32
Starbucks’ Futile Bias Training
AmericanRenaissance
1904 views
Thumbnail for Badass Danish Girl (1969)0:35
Badass Danish Girl (1969)
bestofnab
1797 views
Thumbnail for The White Man Goes on Trial8:37
The White Man Goes on Trial
AmericanRenaissance
2905 views
Thumbnail for Terry Davis: "Why are we making the kids learn this gay faggot shit?"0:28
Terry Davis: "Why are we making the kids learn this gay faggot shit?"
bestofvoatxyz
4285 views
Thumbnail for I don't take no orders0:36
I don't take no orders
bestofvoatxyz
2715 views
Thumbnail for Just an ostrich on the beach0:16
Just an ostrich on the beach
bestofgoatpen
2808 views
Thumbnail for The Taboo That Could Break America, Part III13:11
The Taboo That Could Break America, Part III
AmericanRenaissance
2906 views
Thumbnail for Remember to bully a faggot for pride month0:13
Remember to bully a faggot for pride month
bestofvoatxyz
5046 views
Thumbnail for Scorched Earth: Eminent Domain Abuse in the Gardens of Mount Holly6:57
Scorched Earth: Eminent Domain Abuse in the Gardens of Mount Holly
IJvids
929 views
Thumbnail for Dr. Helen Fisher on How Brain Chemistry Determines Personality and Politics45:15
Dr. Helen Fisher on How Brain Chemistry Determines Personality and Politics
ReasonVids
874 views
Thumbnail for The Hidden World of Campus Conservatives10:10
The Hidden World of Campus Conservatives
ReasonVids
827 views
Thumbnail for The Truth About "All Men Are Created Equal"7:56
The Truth About "All Men Are Created Equal"
AmericanRenaissance
2265 views
Thumbnail for Boom goes the birds2:45
Boom goes the birds
bestofnab
5773 views
Thumbnail for The gun grab intensifies.0:53
The gun grab intensifies.
bestofsaidit
2263 views
Thumbnail for Halo 2 Anniversary - Team Slayer - Warlord (XBOX ONE) | Mystical Gaming5:08
Halo 2 Anniversary - Team Slayer - Warlord (XBOX ONE) | Mystical Gaming
invidious
370 views
Thumbnail for Will Coronavirus Fears Lead to an Assault on Gun Rights?3:12
Will Coronavirus Fears Lead to an Assault on Gun Rights?
ReasonVids
967 views
Thumbnail for Meet the Robot Lawyer Fighting Fines, Fees, and Red Tape8:16
Meet the Robot Lawyer Fighting Fines, Fees, and Red Tape
ReasonVids
842 views
Thumbnail for 3 Reasons Trump is Wrong to Oppose Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform2:30
3 Reasons Trump is Wrong to Oppose Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
ReasonVids
862 views

points

Permalink
Reply
police, cops, jaywalking, austin, new york city, los angeles, san diego, jogger, jogging, crosswalk, assault, false arrest, tickets, failure to identify, resisting arrest, brutality
TOS  •  Add Keywords  •  Donate  •   Analytics  •   DMCA  •   Puzzle