crossing the street law

[rebelcowboysnb]

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[F50myster]

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Which is it? Were you IN the walkway or not?

You want to get her in trouble for not following the law and yet you haven't verified it it's legal or not?

i was in the walkway by the way

 

[chickened]

Finally the great mystery is solved!
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Which is it? Were you IN the walkway or not?

You want to get her in trouble for not following the law and yet you haven't verified it it's legal or not?

i was in the walkway by the way

 

[curliet]

Yes, it's a good thing that the cop took the time (even if it was at her Chief's urging) to make an apology to OP. Good on many levels. But I'm going by the old "do the right thing because it's the right thing to do" rule. I'm assuming that the OP is a young person, based on the fact that he/she was having some time off from school, and other various things. When does it become correct for a young person to yell at an adult or a person in authority? Isn't an in-kind apology due to the cop from the OP as well? A lot of things are changing in this world, but it seems that courtesy and respect are still in order. OP says that "im over it" because he/she got the apology that was deserved. But OP isn't going to the extent of looking at their own role in the action. As someone else said, placing blame solely on the other person. It was a combined slight, not simply the cop's fault. Let the OP learn about manners and respect and courtesy as part of becoming mature.

 

[woodmort]

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Under the same circumstance that it would be correct for an older person to yell at an adult or a person in authority. I assume curliet that if someone just missed hitting you when you were legally crossing the street you would not have stood meekly by and let it go. Age doesn't have anything to do with the reaction and I commend the young person for speaking up. BTW I'm 72 so I'm not speaking as a young person.

 

[curliet]

In the first post, the OP mentions that "A cop car passed in front of me. I got mad and yelled...." It does NOT say that she/he was almost hit. I did not get the impression that the OP's life was endangered. And this statement.."how can i get her in trouble...? " bothers me as well. At this point the OP didn't know what kind of action the cop was taking or where she was going, what kind of call she was answering. I stick to my original thought, the right thing is still the right thing, the OP was not blameless in this encounter and could easily extend an apology to the cop as well.

BTW, no, I'm not meek, and if it were truly a serious infraction I would not let it go. But a kid yelling at a cop in the street doesn't solve the problem. Speaking up doesn't equate with yelling.

 

[chickened]

Just because you have a right to something doesn't always mean it is best. Unless you LIKE drama...

 

[gritsar]

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[rebelcowboysnb]

Exactly how to you speak up or have a respectable conversation with a moving car.... OP said she had to stop walking to keep from being hit. I would have yelled to.

 

[curliet]

You don't have the conversation with the car. You do what the OP was eventually urged to do by people here who are more mature. You make the phone call to report what happened in a rational way. And then you let things take their course, which is what happened.

I'm sorry, but I can't imagine that the cop nearly brushed a kid in the street with her car. " Stop walking" would be the logical thing to do even if the car is 4 or 5 ft away.

While I am not trying to paint all kids with the same brush, I have to say that after having worked with teens for several years, and seen how they react to things, I would almost guess that the OP was with friends leaving school for a half day off and happy about getting out early and when the car came close (which I admit that it might have done) the OP had to show off by yelling. I've seen it over and over, that teen "quien es mas macho" comes to the front very often. Kids need to learn that yelling out is not always appropriate.

Finally, who is it that is supposed to teach young people respect and courtesy so that they can get along in the real world without conflict? What are they going to do when their employer wants them to do something that they don't like to do? What if they have to deal with a customer that is demanding? What are they going to do when someone cuts them off in traffic? Who sets the example for those things? Or, do we just let them yell in the street and tell them that it's ok?!