Thursday, July 07, 2005

end of the world - sign

So I just read the following on Fox News dot com and had to do something:


Pennsylvania May Mandate Doggie Seat Belts

GREEN TREE, Pa. (AP) — Doggone it! Rover won't be able to hang his head out the car window any more if an 11-year-old boy gets his wish.

Marc McCann came up with the idea of ensuring that dogs are restrained while in cars as part of state Rep. Tom Stevenson's (search) annual "There Ought to be a Law" contest.

Stevenson submitted a bill to the House Transportation Committee in June that would require drivers to keep their dogs' heads inside the vehicle at all times.

Stevenson also wants animals restrained, either with some kind of modified seat belt or in a crate or carrier box.

"I never did like dogs sticking their heads out the window," said McCann, one of more than 500 students from his legislative district who proposed laws. "Maybe a sign might have been too close to the road and they'd get hit. Maybe they'd jump out the window on a highway."

Stevenson said the bill will protect "not only human lives, but pet lives. I think it's going to be a great idea because it's going to cut down on driver distractions."


I found Tom's email address, tstevens@pahousegop.com and have sent him the following email:

Now I'm not from your district or even your state but... I just read that you submitted a bill to the house that would require a dog to wear a seatbelt? This is absurd and I am hopeful this is a joke. I know, maybe you should require humans and dogs to wear helmets too... or maybe wear football pads. Statistically that will save more lives, right? Tom, there has to be a point where enough is enough. Don't protect people from themselves, people don't need it, and more so, neither do the dogs.

- Adam

re: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,161748,00.html

1 Comments:

At 4:18 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

End of the world sign #2.

On a more dreary note:

Green Bay, WI
Two adults males rape and kill a 70 year old female. Steal her money and credit cards. Then get caught using her credit cards in Green Bay.

One of the gentlemen had only been out of prison for three months.

 

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