Wearing baggy pants is now a crime.But black socks and sandals are still A-OK
Playing tag is banned at school. I guess that means 'Smear the Queer' is completely out of the question.
Tapping your foot wrong in a toilet will get you arrested and cost you your job.But urinate on a Christian icon and call it art, and you'll get a government subsidy
Are we going insane?
Nope. Already there. Did you enjoy the trip?
In the first case, dress codes are for schools, and you can make a good argument that they don't even belong there. In the second case, if you want to know why our kids can't compete internationally, it's because we don't allow them to learn how to compete. In the third place, even if he was looking for love in a really wrong place, how is that the business of the police? Yeah, the thought is repulsive, but if simply being repulsive was a crime, Steve Buscemi would have been exiled decades ago.
You want to get rid of kids in saggy pants? Wear 'em yourself. The fad will die in minutes.
You want to keep kids safe? Teach them that the world is not safe, and let them learn the hard lessons while they're still cheap.
You want to keep gay men from hooking up in restrooms? Give 'em back their bath houses and bookstores.
We're outlawing behaviors that are none of our business.
Posted by Rich at August 31, 2007 2:14 AM | TrackBack