jdonn Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I wouldn't want to live there anyway.Stupid politicians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babalu1997 Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Have they issued a warrant for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 We don't tolerate fools here in the Great Lake State. Except in the auto industry. And governance. And... Not talking to you specifically, Donn. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onoway Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 well not the same place but ..if this is an example of the police in Michigan....http://www.stumbleupon.com/toolbar/#url=ht...eo%252FiTiG77hT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Never underestimate the power of human stupidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobowolf Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Have no fear...clearly unconstitutional. "Brighton officials said the ordinance would be subjective and the call will be made by police officers" is a great sentence. I guess the City Attorney was out sick when they wrote up that press release. Whether a law's wording would necessitate its being enforced arbitrary and capriciously is one of the most fundamental tests for unconstitutionally vague laws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAnneM Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 This is nothing more than a Zero Tolerance Policy for a whole town. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 the courts are going to have fun with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Isn't there a yearly bridge tournament in Brighton, quite a big one? Will that still be allowed, the article mentions that the police will be subjective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Luckily, the bridge tournament is in Brighton, Sussex not Brighton, Michigan :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Have they issued a warrant for you? :) actually this is a long time coming... for a while now it's seemed that people had a right not to be insulted or have their feelings hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Luckily, the bridge tournament is in Brighton, Sussex not Brighton, Michigan :P Ah, I should have known the news articles Josh reads aren't about places in England, duh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Luckily, the bridge tournament is in Brighton, Sussex not Brighton, Michigan :P Ah, I should have known the news articles Josh reads aren't about places in England, duh! The name of the website might have been a hint, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 The law itself is annoying, so can we file charges against the city council for passing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 The law itself is annoying, so can we file charges against the city council for passing it? This certainly sounds reasonable, but filing charges would no doubt annoy the council so we then would have another culprit. Pointing out this fact would certainly annoy the person filing charges. Within a short period of time it seems that everyone in the town could be subject to a $500 fine. Actually it is a very imaginative approach to raising revenue. Maybe they need a new fire truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 The law itself is annoying, so can we file charges against the city council for passing it? This certainly sounds reasonable, but filing charges would no doubt annoy the council so we then would have another culprit. Pointing out this fact would certainly annoy the person filing charges. Within a short period of time it seems that everyone in the town could be subject to a $500 fine. Actually it is a very imaginative approach to raising revenue. Maybe they need a new fire truck. And the law enforcement officers who have to file all the paperwork will be REALLY annoyed, so everyone involved will face even more fines. We could fund the bailout with all the fees charged for being annoying. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossoneri Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Luckily, the bridge tournament is in Brighton, Sussex not Brighton, Michigan ;) I would have started fearing greatly if it was Brighton, Sussex! But then again I won't be in the UK during summer to play in Brighton... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Homeland Security liked this idea so much they are developing a national "No Annoy" list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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