Car Accidents

I'm driving down the street and I run a red light but get through safely. A cop pulls me over and I get a ticket and a court date. When I arrive in court the judge pardons me for my illegal infraction. The next week I speed down the street fifteen miles per hour over the speed limit. A cop pulls me over gives me a ticket and I get a court date. I arrive in court and the judge pardons my illegal infraction. The next week I am speeding by fifteen miles an hour and run a red light at the same time but get through safely. A cop pulls me over and gives me a ticket and a court date. I arrive in court and the judge pardons me for my illegal infraction.

You see, the man sitting in the corner of the court, he's my friend and he has the insides with the judge, they're real good friends, in fact they're even family. I look over and give a wink to my friend 'cuz he has an agreement with the judge, who is his father, and the judge pardons me. It works every time. I leave the court and as I'm pulling out of my spot, some guy hits me with his car! A cop happens to be nearby and he sees that the guy is clearly at fault, so he gives him a ticket and a court date. Later I find out that the judge pardoned him too, I guess the guy who hit me knows my friend too. Man, that guy in the corner of the courtroom is real friendly! Perhaps too friendly 'cuz now I gotta deal with this car accident.

Later I find out that the man in the corner of the room has some real power because his dad, the judge, has got some real power in the city I live in. My friend decided that he's gonna take away all the red lights, all the speed limit signs, and all the lines on the road; ya'll can do whatever you want as long as you show love to the other people on the road, like letting 'em pass you when they're in a hurry. Man, that guy in the courtroom, my friend, yah he's real nice and all but I don't think that what he did was such a good idea.

You see, I was on my way to work the other day in my car when I saw a big ol' traffic jam. I was like, "Man, what's going on?" Then I realized that there were all these accidents in the intersection and cops were everywhere. Apparently all these people ran through the intersection at once because there were no more traffic lights and they all hit each other. On top of that, they were all speeding because there was no more speed limit. And to make it worse, they all cut each other off because there were no more lines on the street. There was this huge accident and many people were hurt. Then I couldn't believe my eyes; that same cop was giving 'em all tickets and court dates and they were all standing in line at the court room.

Later that day after work when I finally got home (it was just as bad on the way back from work) I found out that the judge pardoned each and everyone of those people for their illegal infractions. Turns out that they all know my friend in the courtroom, the judge's son; he pardoned them all! I was thinking to myself, "Man, I don't know what's going on here, but this judge and his son are up to some weird stuff." They take all the traffic lights and speed limit signs down and they erase all the lines off the road. OK, they left some of the lights, signs, and lines where they were, but only in certain parts of the city. Man, I don't understand what they're thinking. Tomorrow I'm going to that courtroom and having a talk with that judge, or maybe I'll call his son, my friend, on the phone and have a little talk with him because it's a jungle out there and I don't even feel safe leaving my house!

*You see, the world is like a crowded street and the Torah is like the driver's manual. When we're driving and we see a red light, we know that we have to stop. When we see a green light, we know we have to go, and when we see those lines on the road, we know that we can't pass 'em or only can pass 'em at certain times. We obey the rules of the road because we know that if we didn't that we would be endangering our lives and the lives of others around us. The rules of the street are there to protect us. Whether or not we understand their purpose, we know that they have a purpose.

I'm driving down the street and I run a red light and hit someone, G-d forbid, or someone runs a red light and hits me, G-d forbid, one of us is gonna be real hurt, G-d forbid. That's why red lights exist and the rule that says not to run them. Now, let's say that I run the red light and get through the intersection fine and a cop catches me, I'm gonna be in big trouble. I'm gonna get pulled over, the cop's gonna give me a ticket, and I'm gonna have a court date, and to be honest, I'm probably gonna get a fine or worst. If I don't have the common sense or insight not to run a red light, at least the rules will deter me.