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* Bill Clinton was impeached for having an extramarital affair in the Oval Office.

** Bill was impeached for perjury because he lied under oath about having an extramarital affair... had he just said -I like thick chicks.- He'd have been fine from a legal standpoint. He no doubt lost a few points for trying to question the definition of "IS" as well.

* In California the Vehicle Code states that there is an implied crosswalk at any public access driveway, so it shouldn't be jaywalking if you cross next to where a store's driveway lets out onto the street.

* [http://hypervocal.com/news/2011/georgia-mom-convicted-of-vehicular-homicide-for-not-using-crosswalk/# The case of Raquel Nelson], who elected to jaywalk from the bus stop to reach home across the street, as opposed to walking over half a mile, burdened with bags of groceries while keeping track her three tired young children, to cross through nearest painted crosswalk.<ref>Georgia roads are infamously unfriendly to pedestrians, bicyclists, and basically anyone not in a high-speed vehicle</ref> A drunk driver<ref>who is also partially blind, took pain meds, and has a history of DUI</ref> hit the group, killing her son. The kicker? ''She gets convicted of second-degree vehicular homicide, reckless conduct, and yes, jaywalking!'' '''''She doesn't even own a car!!''''' The drunk driver, who was on his third DUI accident, plead out<ref>He was originally charged with it and run, first degree homicide by vehicle and cruelty to children.</ref> and served a mere 6 months for ''hit-and-run'' (with the rest of the 5-year sentence on probation), while she gets 36 months! [http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43896116/ns/today-today_people/t/mom-thankful-no-jail-sons-jaywalking-death/ The conviction was later changed to community service and probation].