But then again I see how some of you drive on the road, completely oblivious to every one else and the me first attitude.

It makes me wonder if any of your parents had children that lived above the neck.

If the laws stand the same for everyone. The 17 year old is guilty of disorderly conduct. The 41 year old is guilty of aggravated assault with a vehicle. Just how much is a parking space worth? The life of some 17 year old kid? Gas feeds have been known to stick, to big a chance to take with another persons life.

Really Wish2010? Georgia law says otherwise, that pedestrians have the right of way. Do you honestly believe that the actions of a teenage girl - saving a parking space - were so egregious that she "deserved to be hit" by a vehicle? If you do, your driver's license should be revoked, because you have a very flawed understanding of crime and punishment.

Georgia law does not say that pedestrians always have the right of way. I challenge you to post the code section (hint: don't waste your time searching).

By your logic, I could get with 400 of my buddies and go stand in every parking space at Kroger for the entire day and nothing could be done about it. Not saying the driver was right in what she did, but guess what, sometimes Stupidity gets met with Stupidity. All the lady needs is one person on her jury who feels like I do.

Hey Joemadden, gonna have to call you out on that. Check out O.C. G. A. 40-6-93

Not your fault newshound, I should have been more clear. I originally stated "Georgia law does not say that pedestrians always have the right of way. I challenge you to post the code section." You then posted a code section which never states that pedestrians always have the right of way, and yet you somehow are "calling me out".

So let me be more clear Georgia law DOES NOT SAY that pedestrians ALWAYS have the right of way.

My proof?

§ 40-6-92. Crossing roadway elsewhere than at crosswalk

(a) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway unless he has already, and under safe conditions, entered the roadway.

(b) Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway if he uses the roadway instead of such tunnel or crossing.

(c) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.

(d) No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally unless authorized by official traffic-control devices. When authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians shall cross only in accordance with the official traffic-control devices pertaining to such crossing movements.

If you read Article 5 of Title 40, all of which I will not bore you with, you'll see that the legislature never gives right of way to pedestrians under all circumstances.

However, I will propose this new law "In the event a person should stand and block legal travel, it will be the responsibility to turn around and go home and hope that the person will allow them safe passage at a later date" :P

Yes that is a bit clearer. Good point Joe.

which none of 40-6-92 applies as this was in a private lot and not the road way.

And I guess I will have to remember this when when you id10ts walk out of wall mart with out looking and assume that I will stop. I guess since I'm in the vehicle and you are impeding my travel I have more than enough cause to just run you over.

And people wonder what the f is wrong with this country.

Bet every one of you can be found in the front row of church every Sunday.

Jo, I didn't say that pedestrians "always" have the right-of-way, nor did I imply that the teen was justified in saving the parking space. I also did not imply that you could go to Kroger and block all the spaces. However, if you chose to do that, it would not be legal for me to push you aside with my vehicle, nor would you deserve to be run over as Wish2010 stated. It's not as if the girl jumed out in front of a moving vehicle on the road in order to stop it. She was basically standing in one spot to block the space. I don't agree with her actions, but the driver should have taken a different approach to resolve the conflict - talked to the store manager, called the police, waited the girl out if that particular spot was that important. This was not a situation where the girl stepped off the sidewalk into the path of the moving vehicle. Ms. Cornett knew the teen was there, she had already confronted her, and she chose to try to win the dispute by pushing her aside with her vehicle.

Ms. Cornett will end up paying a fine for hitting the girl, and the girl will receive a settlement from the Ms. Cornett's insurance company.

Forgive me for not stating what I thought was obvious. The 17 year old stood facing a vehicle after being told the vehicle was entering the parking space. She was stupid not to move out of the way. At some point one has to accept the consequences of stupid behavior.