XPost: nyc.general, nyc.transit, nyc.motorcycles 
 XPost: alt.autos 
 From: jd@aol.com 
  
 On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 01:04:51 +0000 (GMT), Whomever 
  wrote: 
  
 >In article <3F78C45C.9CD9C82D@nyc.rr.com> 
 >mikE  wrote: 
 >> 
 >> Phil wrote: 
 >> > 
 >> > On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 21:35:50 +0000 (GMT), Whomever 
 >> >  wrote: 
 >> > 
 >> > >Would life in prison without parole be an appropriate penalty 
 >> > >for the "crime" of  jaywalking? No doubt some idealogues even 
 >> > >more extreme than you in their concepts of "responsibility" 
 >> > >would think so. 
 >> > 
 >> > Comparing a monetary fine to life in prison?  Shouldn't this be posted 
 >> > in blowing.things.out.of.proportion?  Or mountain.out.of.a.molehill? 
 > 
 >No, I'm saying the punishment should fit the crime. It would 
 >have been sufficient in my case to paste a warning sticker on my 
 >car - I would not have parked there again. But I was subject to 
 >carnapping and the extortion of $160 for a most trivial 
 >violation that harmed no one. 
 who are you to say that you harmed no one? 
  
 [balance of BS snipped] 
  
  
  
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