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These things didn't used to be so "accepted". At one time people really did get tickets for jaywalking.

I don't agree. At no time, did cops ever give tickets to every single jaywalker they saw. At no time were cops consistently giving tickets for going 1 mile over the speed limit. Cops and prosecutors have ALWAYS had to exercise discretion. To say that it always hasn't been such is disingenuous. The idea that just because a crime is on the books means that it always has to be prosecuted is clearly wrong and not followed by any law enforcement agency in the country.

Apparently, you feel that a 90-day sentence for this crime is warranted and isn't a complete waste of time and money that could better be spent elsewhere. I would venture to say that most of us here don't.

Apparently, you feel that a 90-day sentence for this crime is warranted and isn't a complete waste of time and money that could better be spent elsewhere.

I think you get the crime you accept. It is a crime. It is prosecutable. It is a violation of public decency. It isn't a waste of time any more than prosecuting pot or porn.

I would venture to say that most of us here don't.

I would venture to say you don't speak for as many as you think.