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		RealGeek on Jan 15, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How automakers invented the crime of “jaywalking” In jaywalking arrests, cops may also press additional charges resisting arrest, assault on police officer, obstruction of justice, endangering public safety etc.

sosborn on Jan 15, 2015 [–]

They may also just give you a warning.

PhantomGremlin on Jan 15, 2015 | [–]

One time I was about to jaywalk in downtown Portland Oregon. There was a policeman nearby. He said: "Sir, please don't jaywalk in front of me."

I guess that counts as a warning. I don't recall if I noticed him there before I stepped off the curb.

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