>> As soon as he started scuffing the line I was screaming "*No!!!!*" in my head. <<
Yeah, me too, but ...
>> You'd think somebody studying that sort of thing would know better. *sigh* Kids these days... <<
... this was inspired partly by my college experiences, and I have cleaned up after a professor doing something even dumber. It's not just the kids.
*sigh* Hydrogen and stupidity.
>> Y'know, I think the kid might have been able to get out of the ticket (before he messed up) by claiming religious/spiritual practices.<<
In theory, yes. In practice, not without winning a case in court. You get only the "rights" you can defend with force.
Of course, that's the law itself. A cop who was already predisposed to be lenient might well have accepted that argument -- if it was a sincerely held belief. For a class? Iffy. For a class + "How can I make up for the mistake?" ... probably.
It'll be interesting to see how they work out their differences, because those two are stuck with each other for the foreseeable future.
Thoughts
Yeah, me too, but ...
>> You'd think somebody studying that sort of thing would know better. *sigh* Kids these days... <<
... this was inspired partly by my college experiences, and I have cleaned up after a professor doing something even dumber. It's not just the kids.
*sigh* Hydrogen and stupidity.
>> Y'know, I think the kid might have been able to get out of the ticket (before he messed up) by claiming religious/spiritual practices.<<
In theory, yes. In practice, not without winning a case in court. You get only the "rights" you can defend with force.
Of course, that's the law itself. A cop who was already predisposed to be lenient might well have accepted that argument -- if it was a sincerely held belief. For a class? Iffy. For a class + "How can I make up for the mistake?" ... probably.
It'll be interesting to see how they work out their differences, because those two are stuck with each other for the foreseeable future.