Stupidity Test

There are a variety of types of laws, but I personally use two general categories: practical and illogical. The latter, I admit, I have difficulty respecting. At UVa (and probably the larger world) if you are breaking a rule, you may or may not be punished. Factoring into the decision are two overwhelming questions: were you endangering yourself or others and are you an idiot. As long as both are no, then you have a fairly good chance of getting away with whatever you're doing. It's why they don't get bent out of shape over streaking the Lawn or steam tunneling. If you're not dangerous or destructive, carry on; however, if you cross one or the other line, you've just screwed up. 

Timing has a lot to do with making an action stupid, and therefore, unacceptable. Example? Streaking the Lawn at 2am: whatever. Streaking at 2pm: you're most likely going to have a chat with an officer (unless there's been some good planning and decent luck). Here's a gem from this morning: I'm sitting in my car waiting at a red light, but because of the train track positioning, there's a fair amount of empty room ahead (some influential part of me likes giving trains space. I don't know why.). Well directly behind me is a State Trooper and behind her is a red van heretofore dubbed Crazy Soccer Mom. Well, my line is full back to the edge of the train tracks, but she apparently wanted to be in the turning lane, which was empty. And so this middle aged woman saw nothing wrong with crossing the double yellow lines, passing two cars (a state trooper being one of them, you moron), and then turning on her merry way once she was done playing Britain and returned to her side of the road. I watch her pass me with my mouth a gape and then laugh as the blue lights flashed on. I hope state troopers have a sense of humor, but I'm guessing not. You can't work with idiots like that all day and be happy about it; it's just depressing.