Pro-Lifers in the Carpool Lane
In Arizona, a pregnant women tried to fight a traffic ticket
for driving solo in the the carpool lane by claiming that the fetus in
her womb counted as a second passenger (she advanced the theory that
since Arizona follows the Scott Peterson rule, where a fetus counts as
a separate victim of a violent crime, then her fetus should be counted
as a separate person for the purposes of enforcing the carpool
law). Arizona Right to Life supported her, but the judge rejected
her argument because carpool laws were designed increase the amount of
space used in a vehicle, thus, it required a separate and distinct
passenger.
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Oh, and as follow up to this post, here’s the answer (link to mp3) to the question, “Who is Ted Leo?”
ToastyKen
January 13, 2006 @ 12:49 am
Heehee. That’s hilarious! As for me, I’ve only heard the DJ Earworm remix of the song. 😛
Y.
January 18, 2006 @ 1:40 pm
Creative argument. =)
bodzin
January 27, 2006 @ 11:00 pm
The best part of that case was the judge’s dry sarcasm in dismissing her argument.
“Allowing the argument ‘would require officers to carry guns, radios and pregnancy tests, and we wouldn’t want to go there,’ he said. — CNN