(November 7, 2015 at 7:47 pm)abaris Wrote: What is it with the American jaywalking obsession anyway? If I'm crossing a red pedestrian light hereabouts and some cop takes issue with that, I lose 50 Euros and that's it. But I've seen people tasered, beaten and put through all kinds of harassments in online vids for simply crossing the street.
I'm guessing it has to do with the origins of jaywalking itself.