r/BeAmazed • u/girlysunshinehihi • Feb 27 '25

Miscellaneous / Others 96 year old speeder and judge

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u/meeeeeph Feb 27 '25

Peak r/orphancrushingmachine

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u/FridgesArePeopleToo Feb 27 '25

In what way? People should just be allowed to speed because they're old?

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u/intercommie Feb 27 '25

A 63 yo man has cancer and he gets no help from anyone other than his 96 yo father? That shouldn’t be what America is all about.

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u/intercommie Feb 27 '25

In Canada, we have programs that connect cancer patients with volunteer drivers. So unironically, yes.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '25 edited Feb 27 '25

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u/intercommie Feb 27 '25 edited Feb 27 '25

But apparently he was speeding in a school zone, so I don't know. He's probably a nice guy in many ways, but I don't see why the judge should give him a free pass when his excuse was that he's old and he only drives when he needs to.

I’m willing to bet that somewhere in Canada, there’s an elderly person being driven to a Dr’s appointment by an elderly family member, exactly like what’s going on here.

I mean, that shouldn't be happening too and I don't think it should be deemed "being Canadian is all about" if they're caught speeding in a school zone.

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u/DiurnalMoth Feb 27 '25

It astonishes me that your outlook on life is so car oriented that the first thing you jump to is "free taxis" instead of, like, a bus or a light rail line to the hospital.