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MSD 07-21-2004 02:34 AM

News of the Weird: Why you shouldn't jaywalk in Czechoslovakia
 
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_...^13762,00.html

Quote:

A TRAFFIC police officer fired shots when pedestrians in the Czech city of Plzen ignored his warnings not to cross a street illegally, a newspaper has reported.

"A male police officer fired shots with his police pistol on Monday but I cannot say more as the case is currently being investigated," Altmannova said, declining to give further details.

According to Czech daily Pravo the police officer began shooting in the air with his pistol when pedestrians ignored his calls not to cross the street until the pedestrian light was green on Monday afternoon.

One of the shots hit the side of a passing car but no one was injured.
Suddenly, my town's $88 tickets don't seem quite so extreme.

Jam 07-21-2004 02:38 AM

well he didnt shoot them :P

yabobo 07-21-2004 03:56 AM

Down here you are a target. Then a statistic.
After a day your name fades away forever and then
everyone is a target once again.
Never ever have I seen a jaywalking citation issued.
It just isn't a concern.

To fire shoots in the air is more than extreme!

Charlatan 07-21-2004 05:19 AM

Someone tried to shoot Jay Leno?

kutulu 07-21-2004 08:36 AM

It's a good thing nobody was killed by the random gunfire. There's a reason why it's illegal to shoot a gun into the air here in the USA.

water_boy1999 07-21-2004 08:55 AM

Well, they shouldn't have been jay walking. They are breaking the law so they should be cited with the maximum penalties allowed for such a heinous crime.




*note sarcasm*

User Name 07-21-2004 11:24 AM

Um, yeah. Czechoslovakia no longer exists. This happened in the Czech Republic. This in no way is detrimental to the essence of the article.

KellyC 07-21-2004 12:37 PM

Yeah...that'll show 'em who's boss..../joke

bundy 07-21-2004 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Charlatan
Someone tried to shoot Jay Leno?
:lol:

if only.

animosity 07-21-2004 04:06 PM

well. the law is the law... if they had followed simple instructions they wouldnt have been shot at.


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