Well it works, doesn't it?

(shrug) C sounds like fun...

You go through the legal channels until a kid gets killed, then watch while the perpetrator gets a slap on the wrist.

hey, that's the Florida way................

C.. all day long.

BurnShrike: Well it works, doesn't it?

Yep, the thrower won't have to worry about spreeding cars for 5 to 7 yrs.

Yay for people using coming sense. Absolutely fantastic!

Throw bricks through car's windows

What, just one car? That's not very fair.

/sigh

Or speeding, even.

Not that I'm advocating throwing bricks, but you can't just put up speed limit signs and speed bumps on your street. (Unless it's a private drive.) You can go to town meetings or send letters, but that usually takes years to get anything done. Usually all you can do is yell at the speeders or give them evil stares and hope they feel guilty.

Also, she was charged with "throwing a deadly missile into an occupied vehicle". That is a really specific charge. Is it really that common for people to throw "deadly missiles" at cars?

markfara: You go through the legal channels until a kid gets killed, then watch while the perpetrator gets a slap on the wrist.

Then keep your damn kids off the sidewalk.

Come to my neighborhood and watch people hit approximately six times the speed of light on a single-family residential road with a posted limit of 25 and see how appealling c) looks then.

Not sayin' it's a good idea, just an attractive option.

B sounds interesting but a big placard stating, "If you're bruising your belly button you're getting erect too fast!" might also draw complaints from the neighbors.

I'll stop something which could kill someone by trying to kill someone.

/Crazy old lady logic.

"In 1996, records show, she was arrested in Valrico on a robbery charge."

They should have also put down what panty size she wears and if she shaves her vag smooth, or likes a little landing strip. Because this is totally relevant to the article.

Xai: I'll stop something which could kill someone innocent by trying to kill someone who has it coming.

/You're welcome.

BurnShrike: Well it works, doesn't it?

Yes.

/BTDT

I used to live on a in-town residential side street that paralleled a main through-way a few blocks up. Especially in the afternoon people would use the residential street to avoid traffic and fly through there (children, pedestrians and pets notwithstanding). I never realized quite how fast until a day when I witnessed a police chase on that same street...it appeared to be about the same speed as some of the afternoon traffic. People are nuts. I know, CSB. You, off lawn, now.

karmaceutical: Our HOA recently installed speed bumps after constant complaining. As a parent, I thought this would be good... as we had some problems with morons driving too fast. Now we have the opposite problems. These morons now think you have to come to a stop to negotiate a speed bump...

nothing annoys people more than extremes.

My favorites are the small towns that put up speed limit signs with the addition of "radar enforced" on the bottom.

Look, you are not fooling anyone. I clearly saw your single on-duty officer eating donuts at the convenient store.

As much as they piss me off, speed bumps are the best idea to get people to slow down. Though the brick idea seems like a good idea when a truck with no muffler comes roaring down the street at 3 AM driving 45 in a 25. Regularly.

Hypothetical Imperative: Come to my neighborhood and watch people hit approximately six times the speed of light on a single-family residential road with a posted limit of 25 and see how appealling c) looks then.

Not sayin' it's a good idea, just an attractive option.

There's a guy that loves to screech around the corner near our house like he's in NASCAR. There are several kids that ride their bikes in the area.
It would be too bad if his windshield ran into a 9 iron or something.
C!

Isn't that known as taking the initiative ?

That looks good on your resume. Actually you should probably use the word proactive if you want to impress today's corporate assholes.

C. Why should residents have the crap takes out of their suspension or have cops erect a money-making speed camera to catch them drunk driving on their own street. It's much more satisfying to erect a sign saying "Speeders will be bricked, so fark off" and leave it to the 'private sector'

/whhen I say 'mob rule' you say 'market forces' ... ready ?

D) Hide behind a bush, and toss a cinder block in the road just as they run by
or E) Instead of a cinder block, stop-sticks.

I prefer the old chestnut of sitting in a dark blue shirt and a pair of slacks only slightly hidden behind a bush with an hair drier in my hand.

Yup, just calmly watching people lock up their brakes.

Just place the bricks in the street

The best ways to calm traffic in residential areas:
-- Roundabouts
-- Smaller lanes (thus giving birth to wider parking lanes, bike lanes, and or sidewalks)
-- Block the street off at one side except for pedestrians or bicyclists

There was a guy on long island that poured oil on the road right before a curve. Worked like a charm. The guy that went off the side of the road wasn't a Sunday school teacher. It was the NASCAR wanna be and he ended up dead.

Unfortunately the guy that poured the oil had made numerous complaints to the cops so they went right to him so D) vigilante justice should be your first resort.

Build speed bumps from speeders. Portrayed by actors in this scene.

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FTFA:Cohen was arrested and charged with throwing a deadly missile into an occupied vehicle...

Not sure if it applies to bricks, but missiles are guided in to their targets, rockets have no guidance.

/Rocket-brick?

karmaceutical: Our HOA recently installed speed bumps after constant complaining. As a parent, I thought this would be good... as we had some problems with morons driving too fast. Now we have the opposite problems. These morons now think you have to come to a stop to negotiate a speed bump...

A place I used to work at used the cement stops you see at the end of parking spaces to stop cars as speed bumps. you had to stop to roll over them. a few cars had some pretty good damage on their undercarriage from just cruising over them. However, those with some decent horsepower used to rest their back tires on them and then do a burnout to break the anchors loose.

/csb

I'm not a big fan of vigilantism, and this lady doesn't sound terribly upstanding to begin with, but this is one of those things where confronting the person directly and, possibly, violently, is practically the only available recourse.

Trying to get perpetual problems like this resolved legally is nearly impossible. Even if you can do it, it usually takes months or years. If you can't reliably tell the cops "this is exactly when it happens on these exact days" they're either not going to come out at all or they're just going to come out once, see nothing, and not come back.

Frankly, I'm a fan of letting society work out its problems mano-a-mano to a certain extent instead of insisting everyone has to cower behind the legal system or fear for their wallet all the time because of law suits every time two people have a disagreement or somebody's being a dick. The reality is that most of the people being twats in public are only doing it because they know that if anybody actually does anything about it they'll be able to sue or call the cops themselves. If the threat of a broken nose or a black eye were a real possibility, a lot of the people currently being dickweeds all the time would suddenly stop.

Now, you can't just let people go nuts all the time of course, but that's where I see the problem lying. In striking that careful balance between letting people sort things out on their own and ensuring things don't get out of hand.

There was a story of a guy putting oil on the road in front of his house in an attempt to stop drag racing. A kid hit the oil and was killed in the resulting crash.

RareChimer: The best ways to calm traffic in residential areas:
-- Roundabouts
-- Smaller lanes (thus giving birth to wider parking lanes, bike lanes, and or sidewalks)
-- Block the street off at one side except for pedestrians or bicyclists

Needs more vigilante outrage.

karmaceutical: Our HOA recently installed speed bumps after constant complaining. As a parent, I thought this would be good... as we had some problems with morons driving too fast. Now we have the opposite problems. These morons now think you have to come to a stop to negotiate a speed bump...

I especially love soccer moms driving a giant SUV who *stop* to drive over a speed bump or pot hole. You're in a farking SUV!

When kiddo was little, I used to sit on a stump in the front yard with a garden hose with a nozzle on it. When the cars came down the street fast, I'd start spraying the street just as they got there. Hosed a couple of people that had their windows down and got yelled at a few times but over all it was a good beer drinking activity.

mkultra4013: I live on a densely residential street that is the crossover for 2 main streets. Option C has been a secret fantasy of mine for a number of years...Instead, I allowed the chief of police to use my driveway as a ticketing duck blind for the jackwagons that think the 40 meters between stop signs is the best way to perform homage to Don Garlits.

The best part? It has cut down on speeding on the street and the surrounding 4 blocks.

Even better is if any thief is casing the area they will so leave your home alone.

CCCarnie: Also, she was charged with "throwing a deadly missile into an occupied vehicle". That is a really specific charge. Is it really that common for people to throw "deadly missiles" at cars?

The real question is how could she, a woman, throw anything with enough speed to kill. The phrase "you throw like a woman" is not a compliment.

mkultra4013: I live on a densely residential street that is the crossover for 2 main streets. Option C has been a secret fantasy of mine for a number of years...Instead, I allowed the chief of police to use my driveway as a ticketing duck blind for the jackwagons that think the 40 meters between stop signs is the best way to perform homage to Don Garlits.

The best part? It has cut down on speeding on the street and the surrounding 4 blocks.

What a great idea. I'm not even near any truly "main" streets. There's just a handful of people who drive down my very residential street (25mph limit) like they're accelerating to merge on a highway...and blow through the 3 way stop nearby without even slowing.

And god forbid you dare to back out of your driveway when one comes rocketing around the corner...or stop at the stop sign.

Time to get on speaking terms with the Sheriff.

Kicking a soccor ball across the street, right in front of the speeder and having a kid run along the side of the road at the same time has quite an affect on people with a conscience. They learn the error of their actions. Those that don't deserve a brick.

CSB:

At the beginning of each school year, the fire department in my city posts units on the side of the road in school zones with big signs reminding people to slow down. Given 2 to 2-1/2 hours, firefighters are bound to get up to something. Turns out that thermal imaging cameras look a lot like radar guns at a distance, especially to drivers not paying attention to their speedometers.

CCCarnie: Not that I'm advocating throwing bricks, but you can't just put up speed limit signs and speed bumps on your street. (Unless it's a private drive.) You can go to town meetings or send letters, but that usually takes years to get anything done. Usually all you can do is yell at the speeders or give them evil stares and hope they feel guilty.

Also, she was charged with "throwing a deadly missile into an occupied vehicle". That is a really specific charge. Is it really that common for people to throw "deadly missiles" at cars?

Yes it is nowadays. Well at least in Floriduh.

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I just use speed bumps as my own personal car jump ... $150 car + speed bumps = the most fun you'll have all day. Maybe I'll take out one of your kids ... either way, HAHA ... I win!

How about D: Mind your own damn business, busybody! This world would be a better place without people constantly obsessed with what other people are doing.