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Old 06-08-2014, 08:34 PM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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So last week KRON4 caught Jean Quan and she had a BS excuse. This weekend she gets into a wreck. #SMH

BREAKING NEWS: Witness Says Oakland Mayor Jean Quan on Phone During Accident « KRON4 – San Francisco Bay Area News
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Old 06-08-2014, 09:03 PM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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Texting while driving should be 5 years in prison, minimum... It's disregarding the lives of those around you.
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Old 06-08-2014, 09:08 PM
 
Location: SW MO
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Hang onto your wallets. One limo and driver coming up; at taxpayer expense.
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Old 06-08-2014, 09:54 PM
 
Location: East Bay, San Francisco Bay Area
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Ouch, Jean!
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Old 06-08-2014, 11:44 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
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Stick a fork in her. She's done.
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Old 06-09-2014, 12:23 AM
 
Location: Bay Area, CA/Seattle, WA
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Texting while driving should be 5 years in prison, minimum... It's disregarding the lives of those around you.
5 years? A bit extreme don't you think? Heck 90% of Hayward PD would be serving time under your laws
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Old 06-09-2014, 12:50 AM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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5 years? A bit extreme don't you think? Heck 90% of Hayward PD would be serving time under your laws
No, I don't think 5 years is extreme. There's no excuse for texting and driving, pull over if it's important. The times during the day when you're operating a 2000 lb steel wrecking ball that kills 35,000 Americans every year is not the time to multitask. Most of us drive every day, so as the years go by, we take it less seriously (adults in mid-career are more likely to text while driving than teens), but the fact remains that any small mistake can end someone's life. A person's right to step into a crosswalk without fear of death trumps all.
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Old 06-09-2014, 06:09 AM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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She's denied being on her phone and says she will turn in her records to police to prove it.

So while I can understand the exaggerated media feeding frenzy and her detractors smelling blood-I'm already seeing the news coverage toned down from last night to this morning.

LOL
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Old 06-09-2014, 06:10 AM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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Stick a fork in her. She's done.
Well if Ross Mirkarimi's career can survive after allegations of physically abusing his wife, I don't see why this incident, totally small potatoes by comparison, should be the undoing of Jean Quan.
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Old 06-09-2014, 07:03 AM
 
Location: Vallejo
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Yeesh. Drama queens much though? Already lining up for a lawsuit and emotional damages. What was that? a 5 mph collision with irreparable damages to a hypothetical small person, low back pain, nightmares, oh my.

Hopefully the store surveillance camera actually shows what happened.
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