Save Someone's Life, Get a Ticket

In one of the most absurd examples of statist bullshit I've ever seen a man actually got a jay walking ticket after suffering serious injuries after saving three people from being struck by a truck! You can view the original story here, but I have reproduced it below.


Injured good Samaritan ticketed for jaywalking
Thu Feb 26, 7:34 am ET

DENVER – A good Samaritan who helped push three people out of the path of a pickup truck before being struck and injured has gotten a strange reward for his good deed: A jaywalking ticket.

Family members said 58-year-old bus driver Jim Moffett and another man were helping two elderly women cross a busy Denver street in a snowstorm when he was hit Friday night.

Moffett suffered bleeding in the brain, broken bones, a dislocated shoulder and a possible ruptured spleen. He was in serious but stable condition Wednesday.

The Colorado State Patrol issued the citation. Trooper Ryan Sullivan said that despite Moffett's intentions, jaywalking contributed to the accident.

Moffett had been driving his bus when the two women got off. In the interest of safety, he got out and, together with another passenger, helped the ladies cross.

Moffett's stepson, Ken McDonald, said the driver of the pickup plowed into his stepfather, but not before Moffett pushed the two women out of the way.

When he awoke in intensive care, he learned of the ticket. "His reaction was dazed and confused. I was a little angry," said McDonald.

The other man also was cited for jaywalking, while the pickup driver was cited with careless driving that led to injury. Sullivan said the two elderly women haven't been cited but the investigation is ongoing.


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This is pure bullshit and I don't really know what else to say about that. Jaywalking is one of the stupidest laws I've ever encountered. A person driving a vehicle can hit someone regardless if they're walking between two lines of fucking paint. It had nothing to do with the accident. The problem was that the man driving the truck was not paying attention.

Now, think about this. If a man isn't paying attention and doesn't notice four grown adults crossing a street do you really think he's going to notice the fucking cross walk sign on the side of the road??? Damn pigs will ticket anyone for anything to make a buck for their handlers (the government).