I’m all for her going to jail for this, it was not just garden variety speeding. I see these folks all the time on the fwy’s these days, making it a race track and doing some really crazy shit. I mean look at her in the interview, and then lay that person over onto 100+mph fwy racing, she was gonna kill someone. And to be so oblivious as to not only pass a cop, but cut them off too..She is very lucky that if she chooses to, a very valuable lesson will be learned here without hurting or killing someone..
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This. It became law sometime last year. It was widely publicized. Very hard to miss or not be aware.
So you are saying that unless the suspect is white, the cop shouldn’t enforce the law and give her a break despite breaking the state laws that clearly indicate that she has to go to jail for what she did? That’s a bit of a wild opinion.
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I’m going to go out on a limb and say that as a Canadian @devashish_paul might not have much experience with the insane drivers in various US locations over the last few years. Some places the crazy drivers are the exception in the US, but in others it has become a major issue. I’ve easily driven for a couple decades without seeing half of the accidents I’ve now seen in the last 2 years. Some people have developed this this feeling of impatience, anger, and invincibility that all coalesce behind the wheel.
It’s really bad in some areas of the country. Other areas are much more relaxed. I’m going to 70.3 Oregon this year, and I’ve always loved driving in that area of the country. Despite the occasional traffic, I’ve yet to see aggressive drivers there.
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I have no idea where he lives or drives, but here in the Toronto area, we have a ton of issues with distracted drivers, drunk, street racing, etc. Even in the middle of Summer my wife is constantly pushing me to do my long rides indoor for the above reasons. We also have a “stunt driving” law where you could get in a lot of trouble if you are going 50 kph over the speed limit.
I am of the opinion that reckless driving requires tougher laws, otherwise it will only get worse.
Regarding Sha’Carri, based on this interaction with the cop and when she got arrested at the airport for beating her boyfriend, I mean.. she does comes across as an entitled, immature and spoiled brat.
I was waiting for it but… You do the dime— you do the time!
she should know better. An athlete is responsible and in this case I assume there is no second hand smoke appeal.
Where did you get that the cop should not enforce the law? Ticketing her, impounding her car, taking her to the police stations, and holding her there locked up until she posts bail, I assume is the law But hey, you’re going to run around ST stalking every few posts of mine and jump to conclusions that I did not make or say!!!
@Zuckerzeit asked why she was over reacting to a speeding ticket. I didn’t say she is off the hook for her driving, I said, she deserves it. I also said the cop could just say he is taking her to the station, and she can post bail from there and impound the car. Zuckerzeit asked why she was over reacting, and I explained that for a non white person when a cop says you’re going to jail, it’s going to elicit a reaction that some people may not totally be able to relate to. It’s like a man can’t really understand a woman’s reaction to certain things and vice versa. I was not saying her driving was acceptable, I simply was trying to explain why she reacted that way when being told she’s going to jail. A better way of explaining it, is we’re taking you to the police station and you’ll be held there until you can post bail . Same procedure as what he was saying, but it’s not a life behind bars.
Maybe some drivers do deserve a life behind bars but that’s not what he said (he said she would get taken to jail and would have to make a few phone calls to get bailed out).
But hey, a if someone who is not white tries to explain to agroup of white guys how someone who is not white may react, I’ll get told what I am supposed to say.
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She flipped out about being told she would be jailed because she’s a self-absorbed narcissistic track and field star who couldn’t believe she wasn’t getting out of it because of her fake stature as a US Olympian.
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Fuck ‘em, both are entitled scumbags
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No, basically you brought race into this in your first reply. She’s an demonstrated a level of idiocy for a long time. She gets not sympathy.
We’re all not perfect but she for sure seems to be making really poor decisions at key times in her life. Add to that getting attention because she does have some notoriety. One on hand notoriety is good as she probably does well for herself around Olympics but on the other hand your bad decisions are also under a microscope.
The World Anti-Doping Agency ban Marijuana for international competition for the following reasons:
- Potential to enhance performance,
- Potential health risk to athletes,
- Violation of the “spirit of sport.”
Marijuana is classified as a substance with the potential to enhance performance. A substance does not need to confer a benefit to every athlete in order to justify prohibition; it only needs the capacity to provide an advantage to some.
Whether there are health risks or not, it is not legal in every state and still illegal by federal law. Likewise, there are countries outside the US where it is still illegal. Local laws, culture, or personal experience with a substance is not enough to disregard international regulations, the result would be resentment, perceived favoritism, and erosion of trust between competitors which is contrary to the spirit of the Olympics. As long as their are states where marijuana is illegal rules to ban it from National competitions are NOT antiquated. As long as their are counties where marijuana is illegal rules to ban it from international competition are required to have a single, consistent set of rules to ensure fairness, athlete safety, and respect for the spirit of sport.
While certain violations may warrant lifetime bans to protect the integrity of sport, marijuana use does not rise to that level. A 30-day suspension is long enough for the substance to be out of the athlete’s system to uphold the rules while protecting the spirit of the games and allows athletes to return to competition without lasting stigma.
A 30-day ban seems reasonable to me.
Sorry to stereotype, but from what I’ve observed almost all women respond this way when confronted with accountability. I don’t think it’s particular to a personality disorder.