Jaywalking Tickets Don't Respect Fame

It's the typical jaywalking case we've seen for years: Unsuspecting tourists who come to Seattle from larger, walkable metropolitan cities (i.e., NYC, Chicago, and Boston) think of jaywalking as a healthy, daily practice. On the road, they assume it's okay to do the same in Seattle. Chicago White Sox general manager Kenny Williams found out the hard way last night that it's not, after he was issued a $56 jaywalking ticket outside Safeco Field for illegally crossing the street away from a crosswalk. Apparently, Williams tried to finesse his way out of the ticket, saying Chicagoans cross anywhere. We can practically hear the authoritative chuckle in the SPD officer's response, "Not in Seattle."