I see Jaywalking, and soon join in too.
Nobody should go to jail for Jaywalking.
Harpo's older brother, Chico, was once arrested for Jaywalking.
The interesting thing about the“safety” factor of crosswalks vs. Jaywalking is that it isn't entirely true.
According to Singapore Criminal Lawyer, Jaywalking and littering are among the most common offenses committed on the island.
Origin of Jaywalking:“Jaywalking” comes from the fact that“Jay” used
to be a generic term for someone who was an idiot, dull, rube, unsophisticated, poor, or simpleton.
I was crossing the street,
and he laughed and looked at me and said,‘I could write you a Jaywalking ticket,' and I laughed and said,‘I know, right!'”.
Although the Oxford English Dictionary
states that the first known use of the term“Jaywalking/jaywalker” was in the June of 1917 edition
of Harper's Magazine,“The Bostonian … has reduced‘a pedestrian who crosses streets in disregard of traffic signals' to the compact jaywalker.”.