84 year old people should be treated with respect. They may not be able to see, hear, or think clearly.
I don’t want to live in a world like this. I will resist heartless, impersonal, heavy handed government at every turn. A small government conservative can do no less. Small government means a weaker, less pervasive government. Small government means bigger individuals. Bigger individuals means more personal responsibility. Responsibility to take care of the people around us.
Jaywalking laws are designed to protect people, ensure safety, and make society better.
How does jacking up, beating up and ticketing an old man do any of that? Was he jay walking? Yup. If safety and a better society is the goal, and there are a crowd of cops around, get the guy safely across the street. Isn’t that the job? Isn’t the job to keep people safe? Or is the job taking money from old men, antagonizing citizens and beating the crap out them? Is the job handing out sanction or preserving life? What is the purpose of cops, traffic laws, courts, judges? Tell me, what is the purpose?
Is it to better society? Or are these laws just designed to flex municipal power? I can tell you what the purpose of these laws are. The purpose of these laws is whatever we make of them. Which do you choose? Safety and well being of society, or just flexing the muscles of city hall?
If you want to be treated with respect, don’t start a shoving match.
Period.
Age doesn’t give you a pass.
Not speaking the language doesn’t give you a pass.
There is zero sign that Mr. Wong was ever “disrespected”.
Because respect doesn’t preclude being brought to the ground when you initiate a shoving match with the cops.
Maybe your point is that you feel we shouldn’t have traffic laws, or that you feel traffic laws (specifically pedestrians not step out in front of cars on a busy street) should not be enforced? If that is where you are going say that outright.