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The flip side of the equation? Yeah, you got it. That would be the militaristic approach by which the Seattle Police Department issues tickets for jaywalking.
I've seen stats that say demonstrate Seattle is among one of the most restrictive cities for would-be jaywalkers. One Seattle police report showed the department issues one ticket per every 370 city resident, each year. That means anyone who dares tip a toe off a curb in downtown Seattle when the crosswalk signal says stay put is, well, in danger of being treated like a common criminal. Or at least someone who is suddenly and annoyingly fined $56, like this Seattleite.
And on that note, we deliver today's YouTube selection from our friend David Gibbons. David works for Zillow, a real estate valuation company with a database of 80 million homes. Zillow's offices are downtown in the Wells Fargo building, which means Gibbons is not exactly a neophyte when it comes to getting himself safely across the streets of Seattle. Nonetheless, Gibbons became another sad Seattle statistic today: He was caught jaywalking and issued a citation by a Seattle police officer.
The video is NOT exactly scintillating. But then again, when is getting a ticket for jaywalking ever scintillating? Still, this IS the way it is here.


