Tuesday, July 15, 2008

buckle up to avoid a murder charge

so, i watch cop shows like law & order (svu, ci), i used to watch csi, and i loved magnum p.i. but, one thing that always bothers me a bit about them is how cliche every show is going to end. they're always going to get the bad guy. most of the time, they confess in the last 3 minutes or whatever.

"i would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling kids and your pesky dog!"

however, that's not how it works in real life. people get away with crime. murders go unsolved. criminals are brought in, sit through interrogation, and walk away.

so, i had to chuckle when i saw this story. apparently, if you've done something wrong, like say murder, you should buckle up. i would. really, if i was a wanted man, i would do everything i could to avoid the law. turn signals, buckled up, obeying the speed laws.

5 comments:

Adam said...

Whoops!

Anonymous said...

Why don't murder suspects work out better aliases before caravaning about sans seat belts?

Monticore said...

I guess if you have a hard time not comiting murder, adhearing to the setbelt law is pretty low on your radar.

edluv said...

i was talking about this with my soc class, and one of them said, "would a law abiding criminal be an oxymoron?"

Monticore said...

Hey those kids are pretty perceptive!