Mom-to-be calls unborn a passenger

[strategery blunder]

A pregnant woman ticketed for driving in the carpool lane will have her day in court next month to argue that her unborn child counts as a second person in the car.

"I understand the reasoning for the HOV lane," said Candace Dickinson, 23. "But whether my son is in a car seat versus in my stomach, I don’t get it. It’s the same thing."

The near-full-term Ahwatukee Foothills woman was driving to work on Interstate 10 near Interstate 17 at 6 a.m. last week when a Phoenix police officer pulled her over.

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Oy, vey. Yeah, it's really convienent to be "pro-life" when it gets you on the right side of the law in Fundietukee Foothills, doesn't it?:popcorn:

[FreedomAngel82]

1. How weird

[JoZbean]

2. I'd be interested in the outcome of this case.

Think about it.

[Der Blaue Engel]

3. Yeah, she doesn't get it, all right

Hey, stupid! You Have Room in Your Car for More Actual Humans Because the Bun is Still in Your Oven.

Jesus, these people are dumber than a bag of hammers.

[Patsy Stone]

4. The cop wasn't buying it either.

Had to hand it to him for that. :)

[HockeyMom]

5. Absurd

From a mother of two. I wonder how she would like it if she was flying on a plane and they charged her for TWO SEATS????

[Lisa]

20. great point! I don't think she'll be buying a movie ticket for it either!

I've heard of "eating for two", but this is a bit much.

[Ilsa]

6. That second "person" didn't have the option of taking the bus

or driving its own SUV with Bush*04 stickers on it.

[BJW]

7. This is the type of legal challenges

that are being attempted to chip away at Roe...

[JoZbean]

21. Bingo!

Doesn't matter if she's a fundie or not. It could do just that, and why I'm interested in following it.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

8. I get your point

but I'm wondering how you know she was a fundie? Sounds like a garden variety ditz, to me. Is Phoenix a fundie nesting ground or something?

[strategery blunder]

15. Ahwatukee is a breeding ground for fundies and general repukism

at least it was when I lived in the Phoenix area.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

16. Ahhh I figured it was something like that.

I've never been there. I figure it's even hotter there than here. I also heard it's hard to live with that level of dryness.

[lazarus]

9. This is all a complicated scheme

to be able to draft people 9 months before their 18th birthday. :evilgrin:

Maybe some enterprising 20 year old can take a case for buying liquor to the courts. Seems that, if a fetus is a person, then you turn one year old 3 months after you're born.

Right?

So if you get pregnant in September, you get to claim exemption on another dependent when you file your taxes.

Heh heh heh.

As usual, these morans haven't thought things through.

[msongs]

10. she thinks the baby is in her stomach???????????? nt

[Endangered Specie]

12. ahahahaha

thanks for pointing that out :thumbsup:

[parasim]

14. haha, yeah, they could get her on cannibalism then. nt

[TahitiNut]

24. She must've eaten it.

:shrug:

[Sparkly]

27. lmao!!

:rofl:

[HereSince1628]

11. By her logic in Wis. she broken the law...children must be in a rear seat!

[Guaranteed]

22. LOL hilarious. And she should have to pay for two airline tickets.

Or any other kind of tickets, for that matter- movie tickets, buffet brunch tickets, etc.

[parasim]

13. Well, then give her a ticket for...

...having an infant in the front without a carseat.

Geez, what'll they think of next?

Apparently she doesn't understand the concept of carpooling. You know, when two people in a car means one less car on the road. Unless her fetus has a drivers license...

on edit: ok, I'm a little slow on the draw this evening...

[ovidsen]

17. She's toast.

I hope she has her checkbook ready when she's fined. Courts across the US have ruled against the pregnant in the carpool lane defense.

What a macaroon!:crazy:

[MiniMe]

18. So, if she was flying would she pay for a separate ticket?

I didn't think so

[B Calm]

19. I don't blame her for trying to get out of a ticket..

When I was an over the road truck driver I used every excuse in the book. But, this has to be the dumbest excuse I have ever heard.. Don't she know that lane is for car poolers who are conserving fuel?

[Rainscents]

23. Some woman try that shit here in WA State few years ago and court

didn't buy into her bullshit and she had to pay the ticket and her lawyer!

[Jersey Devil]

25. If I were the judge I'd find her not guilty

LOL, just for inventiveness. Plus, I don't think you should ever mess with a woman who is full term. Also, I would recommend that she immediately take the LSAT and apply to law school because most lawyers aren't as clever.

[Arkana]

26. Er...

I have no words. WTF is wrong with this broad?