Posted on 03/05/2008 11:12:53 AM PST by repinwi
Tiny plastic bags used to sell small quantities of heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana and other drugs would be banned in Chicago, under a crackdown advanced Tuesday by a City Council committee.
Ald. Robert Fioretti (2nd) persuaded the Health Committee to ban possession of "self-sealing plastic bags under two inches in either height or width," after picking up 15 of the bags on a recent Sunday afternoon stroll through a West Side park.
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I’m sure the drug trade will grind to a halt when dealers can’t find any other containers to sell their drugs in.
Why are so many silly people running our governments?
In the early ‘80s, iirc, Jacksonville NC either outlawed or attempted to outlaw the possession of hand held mirrors, safety razors, plastic straws and sandwich baggies as “drug paraphernalia”
>>Yeah, it’s those little baggies that get you high. That will fix the drug problem. < sarc > Like a tag is really needed, but I thought I’d put one in just in case.<<
Reminds of the old All in the Family Episode
Meathead: Do you know half the homicides last year were committed with guns
Archie: Would you prefer they were pushed out of windows?
It’s sure a good thing that these types of bags are not available anywhere but within the Chicago city limits — I know I can’t find any in the Chicago suburbs or at a webstore.
First guns, now baggies - it’s good to see that city government is watching out for us - and raising local sales tax in the process /sarc off
Apparently he's an alum of my law school. Pretty decent guy overall, as I recall. I am sorely disappointed he would take up this losing and misdirected crusade.
Note to self: Call Sam Bernstein.
I can see it now: the mayor of Chicago making undercover strawman purchases of ziploc bags in Georgia Food Lion stores.
How stupid has this once-great nation become?
Haven't they "banned" the possession of illegal drugs, and that hasn't stopped drug use? So the bags have to go? That's just STUPID!
They sell these tiny baggies in craft stores.
A lot of crafters use them to store beads and/or small amounts of various crafting materials (punched paper, stickers, bits of clay, jewelry findings). I have used them for beads & jewelry findings.
Also, they are used to store completed pairs of earrings & other small items. They have many legitimate uses.
Nothing like punishing the innocent for the crimes of the guilty.
When little baggies are outlawed, only old bags will have little baggies...
I am sure those bags are not available on the Internet. /s
i.e. http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayProductPage?productNum=bd0604
All the drug dealers will be forced to use tupperware.
“Why are so many silly people running our governments?”
Half of every graduating class, graduates in the bottom half.
They have out lawed the drug dealers with no success. Now little school kids with lunches will be a target.
I was just thinking, I have about two hundred of those.
This is silly. Anyone who spent seven or eight years in college knows how to make their own out of larger baggies.
I cross stitch.
I use tiny baggies for different fibers and beads.
What a dumb law. Of course, passing out clean NEEDLES is probably fine and dandy.
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