“Things like this just make you want to bang your head against the keyboard.”
No, don’t hurt yourself or damage that innocent keyboard.
Yes, I’m familiar with water rights & fights in desert country. But that gave this petty Gestapo tyrant no moral authority to do what he did.
How about “Look, lady, thank you for your kindness to others in this awful heat. But you need a permit. No, I’m not shutting you down, if anyone asks me I’ll tell them you were giving away bottled water with unbroken seals and that’s OK. But next time please go to city hall & get your permit. I might get in trouble for this but at least I’m not some kind of jerk.”
Too much to hope for.........?
When regulations get down to that level of detail, there are simply too many regulations. Some things should be left alone simply for reasons of pure common sense.
This level of intrusion should not be treated as an isolated incident because, aside from the poignant subject matter, it’s something that happens every day in one way or another.
Does anyone know the total number of regulations each and every one of us are required to follow? Could they even be counted? We all beat our nose against City Hall, the State, the Feds and now the UN is coming.
This is a symptom of a level of government overreach that has been a long time in the making. It’s going to be a nightmare if we don’t tame it. And soon.
So, up from the bad old days it's still a tough set of laws, but that's the way it is when you have a severe, permanent water shortage.