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		sosborn on Jan 15, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How automakers invented the crime of “jaywalking” 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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