Why I Break the Law Every Day

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Mr. Beat tells the story of how "jaywalking" not only became a thing, but became an illegal thing to do.

Uh ok, so this is, like, the description of the video so keep reading. Produced by Matt Beat. Filmed by Shannon Beat and Matt Beat. Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain. Music by Dyalla, Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band), Jake County, and TrackTribe. Creative commons credit: Suesen.

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Here's an annotated script with footnotes:

Sources/further reading:

Street Rivals: Jaywalking and the Invention of the Motor Age Street by Peter Norton (2007)

#jaywalking #jaywalker #history

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