Posted on 04/06/2008 8:47:52 AM PDT by John Semmens
A motion to proclaim a 40-hour moratorium on homicides in honor of the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination was vigorously debated by the Los Angeles City Council before the idea was shelved.
The ban had been proposed by author and political commentator Earl Ofari Hutchinson as “a first small step toward the eradication of violence in our city. We start with 40-hours. Once we see we can do without murders for that small period, we go for 40-days, then 40-weeks, etc. Eventually, there will be no more killings. That would be the ultimate tribute to the memory of Dr. King.”
Opinion on the Council was split between those who opposed the ban because it was too limited and those who felt it would harm the local economy.
“We should make murder illegal for all 365 days a year, not just 40-hours,” argued Councilman Richard Alarcon. “Otherwise we aren’t being serious about this problem.”
Councilman Manuel Asesinar called the proposed ban “short-sighted.” “There are many sectors of our economy that would be hard-hit be this ban,” Asesinar said. “Many businesses must handle large sums of cash and highly valuable commodities that others would like to steal. If they can’t use deadly force to protect their assets how are they going to serve their customers?”
When the Council was unable to reach a consensus on the measure, it was dropped.
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This has to be the funniest article on the pure mindlessness of human beings I have ever read.
Why did God create morons? For our amusement.
The fact I have to now reread a headline because it could really be factual before I find out it’s a spoof from AZC, flabbergast me to know end!
Like a fish, I circled the worm, tasting the edible parts, until you finally hooked me.
Another winner, John.
.....Bob
Brilliant!
Why didn't somebody think of this before?
The possibilities are endless: ban burglary, forgery, arson to name just a few. The mind boggles.
Otherwise it just wont work.
John. Did you see the news after the first stabbing at Fiesta Mall last week? The news people were making a big deal out of the fact that the perp bought the knife right there in the mall and then stabbed a guy with it. The media interviewed a young guy at the mall and asked him what he thought about the fact that the perp was able to buy the knife right there in the mall and then stab someone with it. He replied with great sarcasm, “I guess we need to start doing background checks on people who buy knives.” I couldn’t believe that the media types did not pick up on the fact that he was being sarcastic. It appeared as though the media even agreed with what he said.
it was opposed by the funeral lobby
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