Where are we going ?
… and why are we in this handbasket ?
Drop the Weapon! Drop the Weapon! *BANG*
From Gothamist:
Just how little tolerance is zero tolerance? A Staten Island fourth-grader was reprimanded and almost suspended yesterday when the principal spotted him playing with a LEGO policeman and a two-inch-long toy gun during lunch, the Advance reports.
Under the city’s no-tolerance policy regarding guns in schools, PS 52 Principal Evelyn Matroianni brought 9-year-old Patrick Timoney to her office and called his mother to say the boy might be suspended for carrying the miniature toy gun to school, pending the approval of the Department of Education’s security administrator. When contacted, the administrator reportedly said the toy should be confiscated and returned to the boy’s parents, however no other punishment would be necessary.
How much would you pay for this kinda crazy ? Wait, don’t answer yet, there’s more …
From the NYDailyNews:
A Michigan kindergartener’s make-believe gun – which he created with just his fingers – got him suspended, the Grand Rapids Press reported.
Mason Jammer, 6, who attends Ionia’s Jefferson Elementary School, pointed his finger-gun at a fellow student Wednesday and got kicked out of school till Friday.
School officials said they had given Mason numerous warnings over several months, and his gun play created discomfort for other kids.
Now how much would you pay ? If you order this insanity in the next 5 minutes we’ll throw in this beautiful piece of shit:
a bill introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking.
“No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food for consumption by customers of such restaurant, including food prepared to be consumed on the premises of such restaurant or off of such premises,” the bill, A. 10129 , states in part.
Sometimes its hard to even joke about this shit.
Watch Europe and see into the future
From scotsman.com via doubleplusundead:
in perhaps the greatest assault yet on Scotland’s traditional pub culture – bar staff are being told to stop asking patrons if they’d like “the same again”.
What the fuck?
The move is the result of new licensing laws coming into force next Tuesday to clamp down on “irresponsible promotions”.
Again I ask, what the fuck ?
Bars and restaurants are being warned that offers such as “buy two glasses of wine and get the rest of the bottle free” should not be displayed. They have also been warned that they should not offer free drinks to customers, perhaps because they have waited too long for a meal, it is understood.
Ok … so we’ve (or they’ve) gotten to the point that advertising booze is bad. That’s fucking retarded but it gets even worse. Now they’ve decided that simply asking you if you want a fucking drink is advertising ? Every time you think nanny-stating can’t get worse … it does.
Ties are just too damned dangerous
From BBC:
More than 400 people have joined a group on Facebook, demanding that traditional ties be restored at McAuley Catholic High School in Doncaster.
Schools across the UK are said to be switching ties over safety fears.
The protesters said the move was a “pathetic waste of money”. The school is closed for the summer holidays and no-one was available for comment.
Heh. What more can I say ? I still think bicycle helmets are stupid.
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