Punishments Archive

  • Stupid teens still text and drive because they’re stupid

    Stupid teens still text and drive because they’re stupid

    Despite the fact that you'd have to be a stupid idiot to still text and drive, plenty of teens in the U.S. still text and drive. “By the time [the police] pull you over, the chances are you are going to be done with your text anyway so they can't exactly prove that you were texting.” Good thinking there, sport.

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  • What’s to be done about texting and driving?

    What’s to be done about texting and driving?

    New Yorkers now have to live with the threat of a $150 fine for texting and driving. (Incidentally, I know a fool-proof way to avoid paying the fine: put your stupid phone away while behind the wheel.) But in the UK? They don't mess around with their punishments. The New York Times has a story today about a young woman who's now serving 21 months in prison for her role in car accident that left someone dead. What was her role? That's right, texting while driving.

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  • China begins to crack down on ‘naughty’ text messages

    China begins to crack down on ‘naughty’ text messages

    “Obscene information not only harms the people's soul but harms the people's morality as well.” It's with that rationale that China has begun to crack down on the scourge of inappropriate (read: “dirty”) text messages. Send one, and you can find yourself behind bars for a little while.

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