# downed rider today

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [April 2, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/downed-rider-today/263240 "2012-04-02T16:04:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![HiSpeed48](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hispeed48/32/6688_2.png) [@HiSpeed48](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HiSpeed48)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/downed-rider-today/263240/58 "2012-04-03T10:55:37Z")

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> [@WTB: 1g or 2g awd dsm](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-1g-or-2g-awd-dsm/48911/13):
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> No.
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> Citations are punishment for your past law breaking. It’s up to you to decide whether it’s worth it. Towns sure as hell don’t mind the money from you.
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> Plus I know paralyzed riders on sport bikes who still ride on modified sport bikes, (at least one got hurt in a moto crash) should they be law exempt?
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> I fail to see how you’re saying that him getting a ticket is unjust/over the top.

There are different theories of punishment. The main two are:  
(1) Punishment-as-revenge (eye for an eye) for acting wrongly, and as a means of fairness as viewed by society (example: if a rapist was released without jail time we would all think that it’s pretty unfair that this victim was raped but this d-bag gets off without any suffering)  
(2) Detering future law breaking

You seem to fall into (1). Maybe you think that this guy broke the law therefore he should have to pay for neglecting the safety of himself and others on the road. And that’s fine.

I see it differently. I think this guy has probably learnt from this, and we have all learnt from this, and giving him a ticket doesn’t add anything to the pot.

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