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NCTraveler

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29. It's not a stretch at all.

Thu Jan 4, 2018, 02:35 PM

Jan 2018

"dealing with the punishment might lean in favor of the more wealthy."

Exactly. They are a part of the same rules.

A mother making minimum wage and a business owner have different diuspo

"But being able to afford a pit-bull attorney could influence the eventual outcome."

As the charges increase so do the difference in options available.

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Just an observation about people with expensive cars- [View all] KrazyinKS Jan 2018 OP

The laws of physics do apply to them but they'll have to learn the hard way. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #1

Sadly, some of them learn by losing their 18 year old just-graduated-high-school Ilsa Jan 2018 #46

Do you really have to stop at that parking lot stop sign? Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #2

Stop signs aren't mandatory unless they are on a wooden post snooper2 Jan 2018 #3

i have heard that dembotoz Jan 2018 #5

People have poor memories when it suits them LanternWaste Jan 2018 #41

OH, if it were only people with expensive cars HAB911 Jan 2018 #4

A woman with a Lexus once explained to me that the most expensive car should have the right away. FSogol Jan 2018 #6

Did you point out she drives a rebadged Toyota? ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #25

HA!! a good one.. I keep asking BMW M-3 convertible owners mitch96 Jan 2018 #53

Oh wait, now I see the fender vents! ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #59

A doctor I worked with always bought Toyota Avalon mitch96 Jan 2018 #60

It's absolutely true ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #66

Ask her what she paid, then claim your 20 yr old Ford F150 cost Ilsa Jan 2018 #47

There have been studies over the past 5+ years that support your observation Blecht Jan 2018 #7

I'll go with a Labovian observation. Igel Jan 2018 #13

In my experience, yes absolutely lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #8

Expensive cars gave way to me when when I drove my "beater" 1973 Chevy Suburban SharonAnn Jan 2018 #10

Similar Story! ProfessorGAC Jan 2018 #27

In my part of Florida, the really big pickups are the problem. Blue_true Jan 2018 #50

Yes! Totally. I have an asshole rating system, based on type of vehicle: lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #69

You live in So Florida??? mitch96 Jan 2018 #61

nope - NoVA. lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #68

Love riding my motorcycle thru NoVa mitch96 Jan 2018 #70

Yeah, lots of trees considering how suburban/urban it is. lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #71

Lots and lots of people from all incomes think the rules don't apply to them. NCTraveler Jan 2018 #9

I believe the rules are the same. Punishment for breaking the rules,however, is another story. DrDan Jan 2018 #14

The rules are different with respect to representation. NCTraveler Jan 2018 #16

perhaps you can provide an example . . . I am having a difficult time following your claim DrDan Jan 2018 #23

I was clearly talking about the rules of the game and representation on a bigger scale. NCTraveler Jan 2018 #24

that is really a stretch - the rule is the same - stop at stop sign . . .period DrDan Jan 2018 #26

It's not a stretch at all. NCTraveler Jan 2018 #29

the rule is consistent - at a stop sign, stop DrDan Jan 2018 #30

It's not practically consistent if it's not applied consistently. kcr Jan 2018 #48

seems to me the punishment/enforcement is the issue - not the rule DrDan Jan 2018 #49

I rarely stop at stop signs in parking lots. MissB Jan 2018 #11

do you think you might be painting with a bit of a broad brush? DrDan Jan 2018 #12

If you've ever driven in westchester county, just north of the Bronx and yonkers, you know OP is rig lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #18

I agree it may be a valid observation, but what is the point? MGKrebs Jan 2018 #22

Ken Wins (Breaking Bad) lunamagica Jan 2018 #15

Best laugh I've had in weeks: LOL! Ken Wins! lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #17

Breaking Bad had tons of comedic moments like this lunamagica Jan 2018 #19

Right from the start, crashing the rv in his underwear, the droll look on his face lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #20

Brilliant! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #21

What's the difference between a porcupine and an Audi/BMW/Mercedes? GoneOffShore Jan 2018 #44

would that really work? mitch96 Jan 2018 #62

I'd say that about drivers of pickup trucks mainer Jan 2018 #28

In Johnson County, KS, (home of the "Golden Ghetto"),,, lastlib Jan 2018 #31

and yes, the road DID come with it!" Codeine Jan 2018 #33

I live in the West central part Alwaysna Jan 2018 #67

They're just not paying attention ecstatic Jan 2018 #32

Not many expensive cars in my neck of the woods ... GeorgeGist Jan 2018 #34

I don't know about that, but I assume everyone is going to MineralMan Jan 2018 #35

That philosophy has served me well gratuitous Jan 2018 #43

LOL at the Volvo-driving hipsters. MineralMan Jan 2018 #45

Old joke. The difference between ... Whiskeytide Jan 2018 #58

Exactly. I don't trust anyone when I'm driving. xor Jan 2018 #55

Living in South Florida bluecollar2 Jan 2018 #36

Amen to that... So Fla where using a directional signal is a sign of weakness mitch96 Jan 2018 #63

Look up the old internet joke about BMWs and porcupines crazycatlady Jan 2018 #37

A porcupine has pricks on the outside! ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #52

There's Florida, but there's also different parts of Florida... Sancho Jan 2018 #38

Having fairly recently been bar-hopping in Key West OriginalGeek Jan 2018 #39

Whenever I see a car parked illegally TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #40

Central Florida does have a touch of classism. Baitball Blogger Jan 2018 #42

I was leaving a work lunch with two co-workers some years ago when a woman rzemanfl Jan 2018 #51

People with more money have an easier time paying pesky tickets. xor Jan 2018 #54

Again, so true mitch96 Jan 2018 #64

This thread offends me Poiuyt Jan 2018 #56

*Found the stop sign running jerkface* xor Jan 2018 #57

Curious parkerMcDavis Jan 2018 #65