Re: We all know why
"Jaywalking being a crime in the US"
Absolutely wrong. The USA as a country does not have any jaywalking laws.
Pedestrian regulations on the wheres, whens and hows of so-called "jaywalking" may, or may not be contained within an individual state or city's traffic laws. Many states have no such law, and said law, if it exists in any given town or city, is usually ignored by all and sundry, including law enforcement UNLESS the jaywalker is endangering others, which is a crime of its own.
"you'll be shot down rather fast if you try it after staying in the sun for a few minutes, especially if you are a beet-red British"
::sighs:: Someone should let the Brits know that DearOldTelly lies. Lies to children, lies by ommision, so-called "noble" lies, name it. Telly lies. Politely, perhaps, but pathologically.