Why do you think this is appropriate or funny?

A person could have been jaywalking in the path of the racing cars and it still wouldn't make any difference in my mind for the purposes of driver responsibility. What you're saying basically amounts to a "I didn't hit you, you just walked into my fist" sort of argument.

People were everywhere....but how many of them were in the water? That might have been a clue.

Regardless, what I'm saying is that the DA is trying to avoid overcharging while trying to throw the book at them. I think you and I may even be in agreement for the most part.

All that means is that both of these pieces of human trash are liars. The DA would be an idiot to charge them with driving if they deny it, since it simply becomes he-said, she-said which create reasonable doubt.

I'm fine with elephant hunting, as long as they open up elephant-hunter hunting, too. Why not make it interesting?

By any chance do the seats also fold down? Why does it seem like no manufacturer offers a truck with a rear seat that can flip up against the back of the cab, or fold and flip down flat on the floor to give more width/ taller floor?

You're both right and wrong. Nobody cares about your dog's backstory, all dogs have one. The business owner has more right to limit his liability (even if it's only perceived risk) than you have the right to use his service. Take your business elsewhere and let it go.

It's not the perfume that makes you an asshole, it's the way you name drop brand names.

Until you can spell "waste" correctly, your opinion is invalid.

What else would you dip mozzarella sticks in? Some hodgepodge tomato paste being passed off as "marinara"? No thanks, I'll have ranch please.

Geez what happened to Jalopnik (good) commenters and how did all these Fox

Not being prosecuted and being morally ambiguous are two very different things.

Jalopnik: home to some of the most honorable, earnest people on the Internet; except when it comes to laws they don't like.

Which part of the equation am I missing where committing insurance fraud is preferable to a traffic ticket?

Making any misrepresentation is insurance fraud, plain and simple. Plausibility makes no difference.

The USG doesn't collect sales taxes.

I like the Serial thing you've got going on here. Maybe this guy was just unlucky, or maybe that's a big boat payment.

I'm disappointed to learn that "eSports" is a word people use to describe the least sporty thing on earth.

First of all, most professional truckers aren't using Google maps. Secondly, Google offers a tool called map maker that allows regular folks like you and me to add our real world input to improve the quality of mapping.