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Old 05-12-2006, 10:43 AM
Rudey Rudey is offline
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Originally posted by DeltAlum
Jaywalking is a law -- not a standard.

It is enforced in some places, and isn't in many (most).

Probably like many standards set by Nationals.

If you jaywalk and get hit by a car or cause and accident, you'll usually be cited.

If you ignore your Nationals and get in trouble, you'll probably be taken to task.
A law is a standard, first of all, depending on usage of the word, or sets standards.

Second of all, given that neither the law nor the standards are usually enforced until a law is broken, it's pretty obvious that many standards really aren't pushed.

"The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from"

-Rudey
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