41: Double standards [Backdated]

[samuraiprosecutor]

A quiz, of sorts.

You are a highway patrol officer. On a sparsely occupied highway you see two vehicles exceeding the speed limit: a red sports car doing about 90mph, and a truck going at about 100mph.

Which car do you pull over?



((OOC: Backdated to 4-28-08 comm time, the evening after the home movies post and subsequent fight with Larry. Replies will be slow or non-existent until this evening as I'm at work and should really be, you know, working.))

Comments

[lina-the-pink.livejournal.com]

Sports car.

[samuraiprosecutor]

Is there a particular reason for choosing that one?

[lina-the-pink.livejournal.com]

It's bright red. It's the most immediately noticeable, and therefore one I'm going to be more likely to be able to catch and keep an eye on if they try to get away.

[know-sacrifice.livejournal.com]

The truck, probably.

[samuraiprosecutor]

And the reason for choosing that vehicle?

[know-sacrifice.livejournal.com]

'Cause it's going faster.

Plus, guys in sports cars speed all the time. It's, like, normal--it's probably just another asshole in an expensive car. If a truck's going that fast, it's suspicious.

[attorneyatlol]

Whichever one I could catch first. They're both breaking the law.

[samuraiprosecutor]

You're expecting a high-speed pursuit? Either car you pull up behind is going to stop. The question here is 'Which one do I want to stop?'

[attorneyatlol]

I'm no driver, but I don't see how much of a difference ten miles makes when you're going that fast. They're both dangerously reckless.

[shinra-pwnsjoo.livejournal.com]

Uncle Dark wasn’t speeding again, was he?

[samuraiprosecutor]

'Uncle Dark?' No. Not that I'm aware of.

[shinra-pwnsjoo.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Phantom Thief Dark is my Uncle! He owns a red sports car.

[maraich]

A bright red sports car attracts more attention, so they would go after that one.

[samuraiprosecutor]

Despite the fact that the other car is exceeding the speed limit by a larger margin?

[maraich]

Red is bright. People look at it.

[ghostsnaps.livejournal.com]

The truck? It's going faster and it's bigger, so it'll do more damage if there's a crash. Then again, at that speed both of them would kill someone pretty easy.

[samuraiprosecutor]

That would seem to be the logical answer, wouldn't it? Keeping in mind also that the flow of traffic on a California highway ranges from 65-85mph, despite the speed limit of 65mph.

[drcuddles.livejournal.com]

Hmm, medical or legal standards?

[samuraiprosecutor]

Both, if you'd like.

[drcuddles.livejournal.com]

Well, won’t the truck overturn once it reaches a certain speed? Indicatively, the sports car will be the one that’s pulled over because of the fact it’s a sports car. Even though the truck can cause more damage and injury.

[nick-4-maya.livejournal.com]

...

I... don't really know, I'm afraid. I know very little about cars...

[samuraiprosecutor]

Perhaps this will clarify the question for you. Both cars are...going faster than they're supposed to be, but the truck is going the fastest. Which one would you ask to stop?

[nick-4-maya.livejournal.com]

That's easy! Y-you'd have to stop the one that's going faster first, r-right?

[aguyyoucantrust.livejournal.com]

The one that's going faster, of course. Any particular reason?

[samuraiprosecutor]

Thank you. That would be the most reasonable answer, wouldn't it?

No particular reason, Detective.