Was going to say…
A judge agreed with her, and the June ticket was dismissed.
Still, it is annoying that state and municipal officers can drag you to court in your pregnant condition to prove what the legislature has already decided.
Almost as though the police exist to harass and obstruct the rights of citizens, rather than to serve and protect them.
Technically it wasn’t the police’s job to make that kind of interpretation but after the precedent had been set they should apply the court’s decision
it wasn’t the police’s job to make that kind of interpretation
This was the second ticket she’d had dismissed. The courts had already made the interpretation. Cops simply weren’t abiding by it.
Hey, at least they’re consistent. Also, I can’t think of anybody who wants abortion at 34 weeks.
In Texas, a pregnant black woman or immigrant only counts as 1 and 1/5th person though.
This happened in Texas
Aren’t there laws against children, babies etc riding in the front seat? Could backfire. /s
Unironically should be legal. I think pregnant women should be able to claim child benefit, too.
According to the article linked by another commenter, it literally is.
She was ticketed, but it was then dismissed in court, because she was right.
Definitely think you should be able to claim fetuses on taxes if you are pregnant pregnant more than half the year.
Does this apply further, though? If a car is registered for 4 passengers, would a fetus count towards that total?
Maybe it’s not a US-thing? Cars in Norway have a registered numbers of seats specified in the car’s registration, so I just assumed this was a general thing.