Make Fun of Europeans

. . . because let's be honest, nobody likes an LLM.


There's been some crazy stuff happening on the other side of the pond recently.  Britain published another one of its crazy studies recently.  This one informs us that it turns out it's not safe to drive and listen to sports on the radio.  According to this story:

[R]eaction times were slowed by up to 20 percent when drivers were listening to sports, adding nearly 20 feet of additional stopping time for a car traveling 70 mph. . . .  “To put this into context, this increase in distance traveled is 10 per cent further than the additional stopping distance when driving with a blood alcohol level at the U.K. legal limit,” the report read. . . .  “At particularly tense times, such as penalty shootout, it may be safer to find a safe place to park and enjoy the action without risking an accident,” Dr. Nick Reed of the Transport Research Laboratory said.

Penalty shootouts are particularly tense?  And I can't fathom listening to sports like soccer on the radio.  I can just imagine it now.  "Smith kicks the ball to Michaelson.  Michaelson dribbles.  Oh, Green took it from Michaelson.  Green dribbles and kicks it down the field back toward Smith.  Smith takes it and kicks the ball to Michaelson.  Michaelson dribbles.  OH DEAR GOD, NOT AGAIN!  Green stole it from Michaelson."  STOP IT BREACHER!  ENOUGH!!  Thank you voice in head for making me stop. 

Also in England, and this an issue ripe for testing in a Crim question, a man killed his wife over a game.  And the game wasn't a round of "Let's Only Put It Half Way In" with the neighbor.  No, it was bridge.  Here's the story:

A British man murdered his wife after constant arguments about her ability to play bridge, a court heard Tuesday. Stephen Green, 52, is accused of stabbing his wife Carole to death in January, after fights about her card playing.  Carole Green's body was discovered at the couple's home three days after the prosecution claims she was killed by her husband.  She suffered about 100 injuries to her upper body and neck.  Green, who denies murder, was found by police in the bath with cuts to his wrist and appeared "unfazed" when arrested.

Thank goodness he never got mad at his kid for screwing up while playing Uno. 

In France we're also reading fact patterns that might show up on the Test.  An AirFrance agent was held for stealing from passengers.  More details:

French police have arrested an Air France stewardess on suspicion of stealing thousands of euros in cash, cards and jewelry as passengers slept on long haul flights, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.  "Her bank accounts showed an absurd gap between her lifestyle and her declared income," the newspaper quoted a police investigator as saying.  Police launched an investigation in January after about $5,170 was stolen from five passengers. The robber took advantage of sleeping passengers, taking euros, yen, and Swiss francs as well as watches, jewels, credit cards and even cheque books. Since January, there have been about 140 thefts, the newspaper said. "The Japanese were ideal prey because they travel with lots of cash -- euros and yen -- instead of paying with credit cards," a police source said.

Ha, she even targeted the Japanese.  So here's the Essay Prompt: Whose law applies?