Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:02:05 +0000, JNugent
said in
:

Why not just "start" by arresting footway cyclists, fining them (heavily) and
crushing their bikes?

For the same reason that you don't treat a runny nose by nasal
amputation. It's a symptom, and not even a serious one as far as
the available evidence goes.

You were just given a case in point where the "triviality" of the offence (as
you claim it to be) was poroven to be false.