stfu......

I agree that you shouldn't commit crimes but j-walking should not be considered a crime unless it is a major road (freeway/highway) and it is unsafe to do so. Most mentally competent individuals can cross a road without being a hazard to themselves or traffic...

Also jaywalking isn't a crime everywhere. I'm from Scotland and people jaywalk all the time.

Yeah, from London and I probably jaywalk more than I don't jaywalk...particularly where I live, it's like lights don't really exist. I was actually really surprised and annoyed when I first found out it was a crime in other countries! I could see myself getting arrested on holiday just because it's not something I think about. If there aren't any cars or they're far away/slow moving it's safe to cross dammit!

I don't believe jaywalking is a jailable offense. Would make for some pretty interesting jail conversations though. "What are you in for?" "Murdering my wife. You?" "Jaywalking " "..."

Where I live, the cops won't ticket you for jaywalking by itself. The ticket paper costs more than the actual fine lol

They really need to ticket jaywalkers more in Atlanta. There are so many pedestrian deaths every year. In a big city with lots of traffic it makes sense to have jaywalking laws.

Really part of the reason jaywalking is illegal in the US is that on top of people in general being morons and not paying attention to where they're walking, Americans are some of the worst drivers because there's virtually no such thing as Driver's Ed. You really don't want to cross the road in a place where people don't know how to drive.

Actually, it's not a crime everywhere. As OP was in from out if town, he might not have known he was breaking the law. The cop could have let him off with a warning.

Depends on where you live in CA I belive its 550 and littering is 10000.

In my town there aren't many crosswalks and theres one intersection I can think of that has pedestrian lights, so you can't get anywhere without jaywalking. Also, it's a $1 fine, incase anyone was wondering

ide throw a donut at one and run around in circles ss he chased me, watch him puff out, laugh then walk away

actually in new jersey I've never heard of anyone being ticketed for jaywalking. people do it all the time in front of cops.

My dad is a cop as well, and it pissed me off how people automatically thing they are all retarded dicks

What nation? Not everyone lives in the same country. I'm in the uk and we can cross wherever we want.

OP and the commentor are both from the US, so when nationwide is stated, it should be assumed that the nation being spoken about is the US.

Jaywalking is not a misdemeanor, its a civil infraction. Also it's not a US national law, its a local municipal law. Many towns and cities do not have a jaywalking infraction in the civil code.

Well j-walking is a pretty universal law. That is an obvious one. But ignorance is no excuse to a crime, no matter how small.

Dude cities get very little money from tickets most of it goes to the state