Well, I guess she has a point -- Pregnant Texas woman stopped for driving solo in HOV told police ...

[Unkotare]

Why Birthrates Among Hispanic Americans Have Plummeted (Published 2019)

As fertility rates across the United States continue to decline, some of the largest drops have been among Hispanics. One big reason: generational difference.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Unkotare]

Hispanic women no longer account for the majority of immigrant births in the U.S.

Much of the downturn in the share of immigrant births to Hispanics has been driven by a decline in births among Mexican-origin women.

www.pewresearch.org

 

[Unkotare]

Hispanic Women Are Helping Drive The Recent Decline in the U.S. Fertility Rate - Hispanic Research Center

www.hispanicresearchcenter.org

 

[OKTexas]

...she is carrying another person.

Pregnant Texas woman driving in HOV lane told police her unborn child counted as a passenger

Brandy Bottone of Plano says she received a citation for driving alone in the two-or-more...

www.chron.com

She would only have a point if the kid was in a carseat.

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[HandleTheTruth]

This is news. We are wasting our time on this. Slow news day.

 

[pknopp]

The officer tells her that it will likely be dropped but wrote the ticket anyway?

"Here, I'm going to write you a ticket with the idea you won't go through all of the hassle of getting it dropped".

And they wonder why people treat them with such disrespect.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

It should.


Let's all be consistant.

It wouldnt bother me if pregnant women got the two person rate,hell they get special parking at a lot of grocery stores as it is.
I'd say you draw the line at you must be visibly pregnant.

 

[Bob Blaylock]

But of course actually she was NOT carrying "another person" in the car, she was pregant [sic]with a non-person, and the policeman understood that, as do all normal people. So she got a ticket.

So, if I'm the only white person in my car, but I have passengers who are black, Jewish, or some other sort that have historically been denied personhood, should I not be allowed to use the HOV lane?

How is what you said any different?

 

[Magnus]

A pregnant Texas woman used the reversal of Roe v Wade to argue she should be allowed to drive in a car-pool lane, since the baby she was carrying “is a life.”

By law, in order to use the high-occupancy vehicle lanes, drivers must have at least one passenger. But in Brandy Bottone’s eyes, she did. In her uterus.

Bottone was randomly stopped by a Dallas County Sheriff Department officer and given a ticket, The Dallas Morning News reported. “I pointed to my stomach and said, ‘My baby girl is right here. She is a person.’ He said, ‘Oh, no. It’s got to be two people outside of the body,’” she told the newspaper.

Though Texas penal code recognizes an unborn child as a person, the transportation code doesn’t. Bottone isn’t letting up anytime soon, though—she’s fighting the ticket in court on July 20. “This has my blood boiling,” she said. “How could this be fair? According to the new law, this is a life. I know this may fall on deaf ears, but as a woman, this was shocking.”

Pregnant Woman Uses Roe Reversal to Fight Car-Pool Lane Ticket

“I pointed to my stomach and said, ‘My baby girl is right here. She is a person.’”

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[SassyIrishLass]

What a loon

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

“How could this be fair? According to the new law, this is a life. I know this may fall on deaf ears, but as a woman, this was shocking.”

It has always been a life.
Does the carpool lane say two or more lifes?
Would a dog count? A fish?

 

[playtime]

What a loon

but but BUT ... that there human DNA inside her is a PERSON .... riiiiiiight? with ALL the rights as a post born human BEING breathing in oxygen seperate from anybody else .... right?

LOL.

 

[Polishprince]

Apparently the gal didn't read the decision.

 

[playtime]

It has always been a life.
Does the carpool lane say two or more lifes?
Would a dog count? A fish?

but but a HUMAN LIFE trumps anything else .... riiiiiight?

 

[Harpy Eagle]

What a loon

She is 100% correct based upon Texas law regarding the baby in the womb

 

[Harpy Eagle]

It has always been a life.
Does the carpool lane say two or more lifes?
Would a dog count? A fish?

Texas law

Who can use the HOV lane?

A vehicle occupied by two or more people or a motorcyclist may use HOV lanes

 

[Magnus]

Do children and infants count as passengers?
Yes. All states with HOV facilities count children and infants as passengers.

Frequently Asked HOV Questions - Freeway Management Program - FHWA Operations

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Do children and infants count as passengers?
Yes. All states with HOV facilities count children and infants as passengers.

Frequently Asked HOV Questions - Freeway Management Program - FHWA Operations

Sounds like a slam dunk.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

What a loon

Is she? It's an interesting nuance.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Is she? It's an interesting nuance.

More like a nuisance