Mass. bans novelty lighters

Boston Herald ^ | 8/30/2010 | AP

[Past Your Eyes]

Those are probably the same fire fighters that thought John Eff Kerry would be a great president.

[basil]

Just more useless politicians with way too much time on their hands-——

[Past Your Eyes]

Probably somebody’s brother-in-law needed a job going around to the fairs, carnivals and novelty shops enforcing this new law.

[driftdiver]

Yeah! Cause kids never wanted to play with fire until these things were invented.

/s

[jafojeffsurf]

Simple fix is RESPONSIBILITY.

This is just plain stupid.

Thanks for showing the light on this act of uselessness.

[Tigerized]

The message is clear. We, the masses, are not smart enough to know the difference between a novelty lighter and the real thing.

Why, just yesterday I saw an obese, white, man trying to light his cigar with a lobster claw...

[Puppage]

Just BAN fire. Problem solved.

[Mr. K]

Thank You Mass.!!

I guess none of the other laws against beintg neglectful parents or child endangerment apply, so ytou have to ban all lighters that look like toys!! Smart

I have refridgerator that looks like a box that kids like to play in- can you ban all refridgerators next please?

Then how about shoes! Kids use them TO WALK TO PLACES WHERE THEY GET HURT!!! HOW CAN YOU LET THIS TRAGEDY CONTINUE?

[muir_redwoods]

The democrats would ban stupidity if they could but that’s their base

[Fresh Wind]

Banned in Boston...

[Past Your Eyes]

ROFLMAO!! Ain’t that the truth??

[Joe 6-pack]

That lighter would come in handy if you ever needed to light a fire under somebody’s a$$....

[MrB]

When men no longer have internal constraints, external constraints must be applied. This is not an excuse of this stupid law, but a condemnation of those without the internal constraints.

“Liberalism” can be summed up thusly: “someone craps their pants and we all have to wear diapers”

To a leftist, the definition of freedom is the alleviation of responsibility.

[albie]

The REAL problem is that 90% of Mass voters are screaming “bravo”! They love it! Next up...No more “H” and “C” choices at any faucet. Only “C” and “LW”(lukewarm). ~sarc off

[Buckeye McFrog]

glad they’re not wasting their time balancing the budget or fixing the Romneycare mess or anything /sarc

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It's good to know that all the problems with Romneycare have been resolved and the Massachusetts legislature is now free to focus its attention on really important issues.

[Moose Burger]

“...in an effort to cut down on accidental fires started by children.”

It could be. Or it could be that they get high banning things. Then they show their aristocrat friends their collection of banned lighters.

[kingu]

Wonder what the ratio is.. Kitchen strike anywhere matches to all novelty lighters as to the ignition source for fires started by children.

They should just ban fire itself. Someone contact the Massachusetts Global Warming Panel to address this issue at once!

[IYAS9YAS]

“Liberalism” can be summed up thusly: “someone craps their pants and we all have to wear diapers”

Stolen for a new tagline.

[AlmaKing]

This turns another part of the otherwise law-abiding population into criminals and so-called ‘bad parents’. Arrests and fines coming in addition to lectures on how bad you are for having a child-endangering device in your possession.