Arlington bans texting and driving today.

[Skidmark]

I drove behind and beside a guy on a crotch rocket for atleast 10 miles at 11 pm at night on a dark ass highway watching him text so everyone does it at one time or another.

Okay... that's just some skill!

[Bputacoma]

Arlington sucks
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x2, but its ok. i can text pretty much without looking at my phone.

[krazy kris]

Arlington sucks
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[CJ]

I sold it because I wanted a more slender weapon. I plan to buy another G27 later this year.

That's the reason most people get rid of glocks for carry. Ever considered a 1911? They are quite thin.

[DON SVO]

funny thing about your sig is Don just bought a Kahr CW40 to carry, hehe.

I sold it because I wanted a more slender weapon. I plan to buy another G27 later this year.

[CJ]

I'm just being a sarcastic prick, carry on...

funny thing about your sig is Don just bought a Kahr CW40 to carry, hehe.

[Rick Modena]

First time I've ever noticed a post from him.

I'm just being a sarcastic prick, carry on...

[CJ]

Why you be hatin' so much on Geof? You really don't like Geof do you?

First time I've ever noticed a post from him.

[bcoop]

Why you be hatin' so much on Geof? You really don't like Geof do you?

hahaha

[Rick Modena]

And then this gem:
What are you even talking about Geof? You can't just fabricate your own statements, and then argue against them in an attempt to validate a point. You completely missed what I'm explaining. The argument was in relation to someone who is competent vs. someone who is not. And your argument to this is to compare two incompetent people?

Why you be hatin' so much on Geof? You really don't like Geof do you?

[CJ]

so can I use the navigation on my phone while driving? can I dial a number on it before I raise it to my ear to talk?

it's JUST texting that's not allowed, right?

That's the point I'm trying to make to people who don't use their heads before they vote for shit. How is a police officer going to know if you're holding your phone hitting the 'traffic' button on your navigation, or texting? Do you really think he'll sit back there and watch your hand movements? And, let's say some of the smart asses on the board will agree that he will. Let me ask you this. Now, you have two cars going down the road with distracted drivers. Does that make any sense? People just don't think about shit.

[CJ]

You failed to address one of my posts as well, for the record. Let me respond to this one first, then I'll go and see what you're referring to.



I'm not sure if I were grouping them according to importance, but with a fat ass who eats McDonald's every day and croaks of a coronary at age 45, the blame lies solely on him/her. Not McDonald's, or their various distributors. Also, could lie on his/her family members too, if you want to get nitpicky. They deserve no retribution. They are entitled to nothing but a life insurance policy, if they had one.

If someone's texting and not paying attention to the road and winds up killing somebody, the blame lies soley on THEM. Are you telling me that the blame should be on the victim? Sorry, jack, you were just in the wrong place at the wrong time? The family of this victim IS entitled to some form of justice (retribution). They ARE entitled to some sort of compensation, in whatever form it comes in.

The police POLICING for an activity that could prevent all of that in the first place, should be welcomed and embraced.



If competency were the issue, then the police would hand down the same sentences for a public intoxication than they would for a DWI, right?



The bottom line is this, while our ideology, (I'm assuming) for the most part, is essentially same, we disagree on this front and neither one of us will budge from our stance.

It seems like you're so damn far off reality you're creating your own arguments for sport. You seem to have completely missed my first point. You basically started off with "I'm not sure what I'm saying..." And then fabricated 2 other examples completely unrelated to what we're talking about. Then, you start off on a rant regarding blaming the individual for texting while driving. THAT IS MY POINT you literally showed with your own reasoning what I'm trying to explain to you. The difference between someone who is drinking and driving, and someone who is texting is one of them is legally competent to make the decision. YES they are liable. You do realize that none of what you just proposed has ANYTHING to do with the law we're arguing? People are prosecuted from vehicular manslaughter EVERY DAY for texting while driving.

And then this gem:

If competency were the issue, then the police would hand down the same sentences for a public intoxication than they would for a DWI, right?

What are you even talking about Geof? You can't just fabricate your own statements, and then argue against them in an attempt to validate a point. You completely missed what I'm explaining. The argument was in relation to someone who is competent vs. someone who is not. And your argument to this is to compare two incompetent people?

[SVT Lurch]

just about every voice dialing feature sucks ass

Especially when you sound like me.

Or following too closely... you could get exhausted.

Well played.

[Rick Modena]

Or following too closely... you could get exhausted.

Niiiiiicccccceeeee

[bcoop]

People still do a lot of things they shouldn't it doesnt mean there needs to be no laws for it.

I don't need laws to protect my from myself. Maybe the weak minded do, and apparently there are far more of them, than there are of me.