pullin, the guilt will be on your shoulders when some poor bastard dents his truck’s bumper when a drunk suddenly staggers out from under a bridge. 
I always wonder the though process behind throwing out this word willy-nilly. Does the author assume that
a) Public service officers and our court system have the time and funds to try and prosecute every single crime, including those which do not directly harm or maim? (Or does the fact that with the exception of the occasional forest fire, smoking litter rarely causes physical harm mean that it should be legal?)
b) Public service officers are entirely above corruption, and can be counted on to enact fair and just charges on every single broken law? (Some cops smoke, ya know, and may or may not use an ashtray)
or c) Is the person crying vigilantism guilty of a comparable crime, and therefore minimizes the crime because of its relative convenience and ease of commission?
In other words, Steophan, do you toss butts or something? Because **Gary “Wombat” Robson **witnessed the tossed butt, and returned it to the owner. Maybe the smoker accidently lost control of the cigarette, and GWR retrieved it so that he could finish the cigarette and properly dispose of it. Benefit of the doubt goes both ways, ya know.
(I should add that some states post a hotline number to report littering by vehicle description and tag number. Is that vigilantism by your definition?)
You realize that not all cars have ashtrays, right? Otherwise people wouldn’t toss butts out of windows.
But tossing one back in is a seriously dangerous and assholish move.
Maybe being drunk and littering isn’t such a huge deal when your mode of transportation is a high horse.
If people want to debate the correct way to deal with someone throwing a cigarette butt out the window, please start a new thread.
Thanks,
twickster, MPSIMS moderator
Oooh, and if you are penniless after purchasing your smokes, lighters, and paying littering fines, here is a cheap and easy solution to the <wah!> No ashtray! </wah!> problem.
NM, just saw the mod note
Cool stuff, thanks!
Half of my Christmas shopping is now done.
So what? Is that supposed to be a defense?
Yes! It’s the same reason I throw all of my garbage directly out the car window onto the roadways. It’s not MY fault Toyota didn’t put garbage containers in my car.
*The other night, me and my girl went ballin’
When we walked in, she turned every face in the place
A cool number jumped up and made a play for my girl
So I said, so long boy!
I said, don’t mess with me, 'cause I got a cast iron arm
I said, don’t mess with me, 'cause I got a cast iron arm
Oh, when you mess with me, that only ring my alarm
…Well, the same cool number made the same wrong move
I hit him in the head!
I said, don’t mess with me, 'cause I got a cast iron arm*
- Peanuts Wilson
Video evidence, nearly causing a head on collision and it cost him $300, 5 days in jail and he can keep driving as long as it’s for work???
God we really don’t take this seriously do we.
Good on you, 2gigch1 ! I hope your quick thinking and clear documentation encouraged Mr. Lee to straighten up, or at least stay home when drinking. You may have saved lives with this footage.
My college newspaper regularly ran “police blotter” type stories about crimes that occurred on campus. It was an urban school, and while crime wasn’t rampant, it did occur on a regular basis. One particular story started out as a fairly ordinary account of a robbery at knifepoint, until it got to the part where the victim punched the knife-wielding robber in the face. The robber dropped the knife in surprise. At that point, his accomplice picked up the knife and ran away (worst accomplice ever). The former knife-wielder and victim continued to fight until the criminal finally decided to book it. The victim chased after him until finally losing him in the darkness.
The article concluded with a dry statement of “no suspects.”
Nope, although that’s mainly because I only smoke at home or in a pub beer garden. I have no problem with people dropping fag butts, though. I’ve been pitted for this outrageous opinion before… Feel free to find that thread if you want to criticise my views on this.
I don’t know why but that really tickled my funny bone (well, more than it probably should anyway).
Moment? I’ve been fighting all my life.
When I saw Gran Torino, Clint gave me my tag line.
Nope, training. If someone gets punished for doing something wrong right away, they are less likely to repeat the transgression.
Piffle. Cops have better things to do than chase down butt throwers.
My car doesn’t have an ashtray - my husband uses an empty can. Lack of an ashtray is zero excuse.
Ooops :smack:
Sorry
Where is that groveling smilie?