What's it all about? Are you angry with 'the Man'? Are there too many rules so you've got to break some? If you don't roll through stops might you have an affair or perhaps 'go postal' or dye blue your hair?
You could be doing something worse, right? I mean you could be a raging alcoholic who beats their kids or an axe murderer or a tax evader. If you think this justifies running stop signs then study a little something called 'moral relativity'.
Do you say to yourself, "nobody's coming so why not?" This attitude is a slippery driveway. Is it OK to kick a dog if nobody sees it? Is it OK to throw an appliance in a ravine or set an old mattress on the parking strip just because nobody's coming your way to see it? It's never OK to be mean and irresponsible. It makes the world a worse rather than a better place to be.
Looking both ways yet still rollin' through doesn't count. Stopping behind a car in front of you that is stopped and then driving through that stop with them doesn't count. Having the intention to stop doesn't count. Being in a hurry, being rich, wanting to be rich, thinking you're cool, being smart, being stupid, driving a hot car, driving a beater, feeling entitled (a sin worse than coveting your neighbor's wife) and having an 'important' job does not justify running a stop light or sign. News flash!
And what's up with the City of Seattle? Doesn't the our local government realize that if they gave out tickets in Magnolia Village to drivers who run stop signs they could pay off every deficit quicker than proceeds gleaned by legalizing prostitution or drugs? We'd all be swimming in dough like residents in Saudi Arabia and the economy would finally rock and roll!
OK, I'm willing to take my own inventory. Why do I feel angry when I see people run stop signs? For one thing, it is dangerous for other drivers, pedestrians and their pets. In a larger sense, stopping at a stop sign represents order while running them represents chaos. And chaos in society is scary. Run too many stop signs and next thing you know we'll be Somalia! Glide through a stop sign and your next destination could be "Escape From New York."
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