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Prius driver earned himself an asskicking
A Prius driver who was using his cell phone to record footage of a
pack of motorcyclists veered into them Sunday morning, prompting some of
the bikers to beat him up on a San Mateo County freeway, the California
Highway Patrol reported.
The incident unfolded just after 8 a.m. as several motorcycle clubs
cruised on Harley-Davidsons and other bikes in the fast lane of
northbound Highway 101 near Belmont, between Ralston Avenue and West
Hillsdale Boulevard.
CHP Officer Art Montiel said the driver of the white Prius, who was
identified only as a 19-year-old from San Jose, was one lane over as he
video-recorded. Apparently distracted, he veered right into the third
lane, overcorrected and crossed back into the fast lane, hitting a
motorcycle, Montiel said.
The Prius, he said, bounced off the 4-foot dividing wall and took
down a second motorcycle before coming to a stop. Witnesses then
reported seeing bikers beating the Prius driver, who later told
investigators that he was threatened with a knife as well.
The Prius driver and the two motorcyclists were taken by ambulances
to hospitals to be treated for minor injuries. The Prius driver will be
cited for distracted driving, Montiel said, and investigators are hoping
witnesses can identify who took part in the alleged assault that
followed.How things change
You know by today's standards none of us were supposed to ever make it.
HIGH SCHOOL -- 1958 vs. 2012
Scenario 1:
Jack goes duck hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack. 1958 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack. 2012 - School
goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never
sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized
students and teachers.
Scenario 2:
Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school. 1958 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies. 2012 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnny and Mark. They are both charged with assault and both expelled even though Johnny started it.
Scenario 3:
Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students. 1958 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddling by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again. 2012 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes
a zombie. He is then tested for ADD. The family gets extra money (SSI)
from the government because Jeffrey has a disability.
Scenario 4:
Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt. 1958 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college and becomes a successful businessman. 2012- Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse,
Billy is removed to foster care and joins
a gang. The state
psychologist is told by Billy's sister that she remembers being abused
herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist.
Scenario 5:
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school. 1958 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock. 2012- The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. His car is then searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario 6:
Pedro fails high school English. 1958 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college. 2012 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU
files class action
lawsuit against the state school system and Pedro's English teacher.
English is then banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma
anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak
English.
Scenario 7:
Johnny takes apart leftover
firecrackers from the Fourth of July, puts them in a model airplane
paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed. 1958 - Ants die. 2012 - ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The
FBI investigates his parents -
and all siblings are removed
from their home and all computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad is
placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.
Scenario 8:
Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him. 1958 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing. 2012 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.
That's how stupid we have become!
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