tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052900791482459984.post4514838792666550542..comments2023-08-20T10:40:23.399-04:00Comments on Views from the lake - eh?: The nanny state gone wildCanajunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052900791482459984.post-39776437293259413202009-10-12T09:47:14.112-04:002009-10-12T09:47:14.112-04:00Anon:
Rather than having run out of useful things...Anon:<br /><br />Rather than having run out of useful things to do, I'd suggest our elected officials are looking at the useful stuff and deeming it too hard. So to justify their existence they come up with this BS.Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052900791482459984.post-38112615281275792862009-10-12T00:46:19.069-04:002009-10-12T00:46:19.069-04:00It's quite obvious why these types of laws are...It's quite obvious why these types of laws are being made and enforced.<br /><br />1. It's low, low risk for police officers.<br /><br />2. It's a cash cow for the various levels of government.<br /><br />3. Elected officials, having run out of actual useful things to do, have to appear to be "doing something". All that's left is further over-regulating of our lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052900791482459984.post-76505085009697010072009-10-11T09:00:16.116-04:002009-10-11T09:00:16.116-04:00I can just see it. Cop with Tazer in hand - "...I can just see it. Cop with Tazer in hand - "Drop that cigarette. NOW! Step away from the lighter. NOW!"<br /><br />This is the kind of bullshit that makes my blood boil. A stupid cop enforcing a stupid law.Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052900791482459984.post-51733645105857050752009-10-11T00:26:57.107-04:002009-10-11T00:26:57.107-04:00Now maybe they were looking for menthols or worse ...Now maybe they were looking for menthols or worse Craven A's.<br /><br />We can't jump the gun on this, smoking is harzardous to your health and second hand smoke at 89.9kmph is a real problem.<br /><br />It's good to know that the highways are safer now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09645508445622539628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052900791482459984.post-62188108607654111052009-10-10T22:23:33.207-04:002009-10-10T22:23:33.207-04:00Look on the bright side, they didn't tazer him...Look on the bright side, they didn't tazer him for flicking his bicBriannoreply@blogger.com