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Originally Posted by shakermaker
Looks like the police around there are just egotistical idiots.
You can jaywalk in some of the busiest places in the world such as Manhattan without a cop batting an eyelid but once the donut munchers in Georgia (just look at the detective with the beer gut - I really bet you'd want that serving and protecting you) get the chance to exercise authority then they abuse it.
The guy is a snob yes, but no one deserves that treatment.
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I'm originally from Atlanta. Certainly would never wish to move back.
You raise some good points. In many big cities, the police on occasion get way out of line. It's obvious that this cop overrated in a very serious way. While jaywalking is against the law, it is only a minor misdemeanor, roughly on a par with a parking violation! And I'm not aware that being a snob, or being a slob for that matter, is a chargeable offense anywhere.
Any reasonable city cop is also very well aware that, while jaywalking may be strictly enforced in Atlanta or Seattle, there are many cities in the USA where it is not. Can't imagine a NYC cop spending time on such nonsense when there are far more serious problems that need to be dealt with.
If this cop wanted enforce the law, he should have promptly identified himself as a policeman and told the professor that he was being issued a summons. Even in Seattle, when the cops realize that you are from out of town, they generally let you off with a warning. Once the visitors know the rules, they generally comply.
Not surprised that the judge threw the case out. They don't want to waste their time on this stuff either. There are more important issues to be addressed.