Oooooh... This Makes Me Mad!

Here's a reason why sometimes common sense needs to be an official amendment to the Constitution.

Injured good Samaritan ticketed for jaywalking

A good Samaritan who helped push three people out of the path of a pickup truck before being struck and injured has gotten a strange reward for his good deed: A jaywalking ticket.

Family members said 58-year-old bus driver Jim Moffett and another man were helping two elderly women cross a busy Denver street in a snowstorm when he was hit Friday night.

Moffett suffered bleeding in the brain, broken bones, a dislocated shoulder and a possible ruptured spleen. He was in serious but stable condition Wednesday.

The Colorado State Patrol issued the citation. Trooper Ryan Sullivan said that despite Moffett's intentions, jaywalking contributed to the accident.

Trooper Ryan Sullivan. What a guy. What a trooper.

If only the guys from Super Troopers can come and kick Trooper Sullivan's ass for being moronically retarded.

Oh and it gets better:

... Sullivan said the two elderly women haven't been cited but the investigation is ongoing.

What. A. Jerkwad.

Maybe I was brought up wrong. I believed the laws our elected officials pass are suppose to benefit the society. Make it better. I don't think a strict interpretation here benefits anyone EXCEPT the local state troopers' holiday fund.

I can basically see trooper Sullivan shrugging his shoulders as he stops by the ICU and hand over the ticket to that man. Not cool at all.

Good thing it's a beautiful day out... which means I can go for a run without snot freezing on my face. Hopefully that would take my mind off this, tax dollars at work incident.