Driver Who Runs Red Light While Watching Video Game Complains
from the suck-it-up dept
No one takes responsibility for their own actions any more. A guy (whose father runs a driving school, of all things) is upset that he lost his license for a year, has to pay a small fine and has to do community service after he ran a red light while watching a video game demo on a screen installed on his dash. First off, a video game demo? At least most people caught watching video while driving are watching TV or a DVD. A video game demo? People actually watch those things? While driving? But, more importantly, why the hell is this guy complaining? He didn't get punished that badly and he ran a red light. He's now complaining that it's more difficult for him to do his job. Well, maybe he shouldn't have been watching a video game demo on his dashboard and running red lights.


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Mr. Mike,
Have you considered changing the tone of this site to be less angry? You might attract more replies per article. The irreverent, antisocial culture of ITers can make that a challenge, but who can shine through it all?
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Re: Mr. Mike,
Maybe you not coming here and shitting all over intelligent posts would help, too.
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Re: Mr. Mike,
Or will there be fewer anonymous cowards that come here with their one-liners? Can techdirt spawn techflowers?
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Re: Mr. Mike,
Does not the fire need the water too? Does not the mountain need the storm? Does not your scrotum need kicking?
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Re: Mr. Mike,
Keep going about mountains and storms, it sounds better than shit and scrotums.
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Re: Mr. Mike,
Don't listen to him Mike, the tone wasn't angry ENOUGH in relation to this dumbass.
Hmmmm...not that I think anyone actually LISTENS to dorpus anyway mind you but hey, you never know...
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Re: Mr. Mike,
>Don't listen to him Mike, the tone wasn't angry ENOUGH in relation to this dumbass.< br>
How many happy posters are on techdirt, hmmm....
>Hmmmm...not that I think anyone actually LISTENS to dorpus anyway mind you but hey, you never know...
They don't listen, they just respond. ;-)
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Re: Mr. Mike,
I thought that was the point of a troll, to get responses :)
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Re: Mr. Mike,
Step away from the computer.
Get a life! All of you!
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Re: Mr. Mike,
Hmmmmm...
In most situations the people who spend time telling other people to get a life are more in need of a life themselves ;)
Geez, get a grip. Dorpus is a troll, at times he's entertaining, never quite relevant, but never at a loss for words (I think he buys them at a discount outlet somewhere)
And me? I'm killing a few minutes with my morning coffee.
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Re: Mr. Mike,
Would there be sufficient grounds for anger if the guy killed a little 7 year old girl walking to school?
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RE
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Re: RE
yeah, it sucks.
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