New York (Staten Island) - You may only water your lawn if the hose is held in your hand.
Florida -It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
Michigan -A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.
Pennsylvania - Cars cannot be sold on Sundays.
California - No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
South Carolina - It is a capital offense to inadvertently kill someone while attempting suicide.
West Virginia - Doctors and dentists may not place a woman under anesthesia unless a third person is present
Louisiana - Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault," while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault."
Illinois - You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person.
Colorado - It is illegal for liquor stores to sell food or grocery stores to sell any alcohol except beer that is at most 3.2% alcohol.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
New Grand Theft Auto 4 & Michigans laws to protect kids.
Judge nixes Michigan law aimed at 'violent' games
Another source of shame for America - GTA4... Or so the state of Michigan would have you thinking. Thankfully, a federal judge comes to the rescue.
"A federal judge has overturned a Michigan law restricting the sale of violent video games, the most recent in a series of decisions that have gutted similar laws on free-speech grounds."
First, where did this law come from? Probably some right wing religious leader trying to make himself useful. Wouldn't be surprised if it was Al Sharpton himself (does al even have a job? How does he pay for that '07 jag?) .
Secondly, why should it be the responsibility of the state government, (passed on to stores that sell the games) to control your children? Where are the kids getting all this money to buy a plastation or x box , plus all the games? if a kid can work legally, seems said kid should be able to play GTA4.
If the kid you're worried about is under 15, perhaps we should be doing what we've done for generations - WATCH YOUR KID. Don't put responsibility off to the government. Don't blame the game makers. You only have yourself to blame if your kid grows up and steals cars and kills people. And if its someone else's kid you're worried about, MYOB or report them to children's services. Don't we have bigger things in life to be worried about? For instance, how are you going to find those 100 hours to beat GTA4...
Another source of shame for America - GTA4... Or so the state of Michigan would have you thinking. Thankfully, a federal judge comes to the rescue.
"A federal judge has overturned a Michigan law restricting the sale of violent video games, the most recent in a series of decisions that have gutted similar laws on free-speech grounds."
First, where did this law come from? Probably some right wing religious leader trying to make himself useful. Wouldn't be surprised if it was Al Sharpton himself (does al even have a job? How does he pay for that '07 jag?) .
Secondly, why should it be the responsibility of the state government, (passed on to stores that sell the games) to control your children? Where are the kids getting all this money to buy a plastation or x box , plus all the games? if a kid can work legally, seems said kid should be able to play GTA4.
If the kid you're worried about is under 15, perhaps we should be doing what we've done for generations - WATCH YOUR KID. Don't put responsibility off to the government. Don't blame the game makers. You only have yourself to blame if your kid grows up and steals cars and kills people. And if its someone else's kid you're worried about, MYOB or report them to children's services. Don't we have bigger things in life to be worried about? For instance, how are you going to find those 100 hours to beat GTA4...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
300 pound man complains jail dosen't feed him well...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080427/ap_on_fe_st/odd_jail_diet
In todays society, this brings up the question of when 'Big Brother' crosses the line of personal freedoms. Most of us can say with some certaintly that murder is an unacceptable behaviour and society is better off to have rules that can be enforced to prevent such a heinous crime. But do most americans need legislation to control how much they eat? Many would argue 'no'. Yet recently a judge ruled that fast food chains would need to post calorie and nutrition facts on thier menus. This is the first step towards legislating what we do or don't eat, and perhaps the 300 lb man shouldnt be granted his request for more food.
Are we really ready to take that step? Granted, enough laws have been passed due to Amercians lacking the judgement to think rationally - or the government thinknig we lack the judgement or ability to think rationally- ie, making drugs illegal, controling when we can and cannot buy alcohol (in some states you cannot buy alcohol on sundays - can you believe the ridiculousness of it?!).
May as well tell me i cant eat pancakes for dinner...
Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10507015
This news article reports that the 'pro-smacking lobby' failed to gain enough votes to repeal the 'acclaimed' anti-smacking law in New Zealand. Whats amazing to me as an Amercian is that there are laws necessary to prevent smacking. Why is it that enough adults have abused their authority as parents that the government must step in and control us? What kind of parents are there in New Zealand?
As a child, I was threatened with 'the belt'. My parent's parents threatened, and on occasion, beat them. Theres nothing like a good beating to deter bad behavior in children!
Now seriously, if you really do have to beat your kid to keep them in line, they probably deserved it. If you are a parent who needs to be told that you can't beat your kids, then you probably shouldn't be allowed to have kids in the first place. So we need laws to tell us when we can or can't drive a car or drink alcohol or smoke - but we let anybody raise a kid? I think we should drop this legislation all together and just have some sort of qualifier for potential parents - like a drivers test, but for mommies and daddies to be. Oops! Get cought having a kid with no license? Fine! Jail time! Take away that kid until you get licensed. Then we have no need for silly laws like this.
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