Archive for the 'Governmental Stupidity' Category

Texas bill would allow blind hunters to use laser sights

Edmund Kuempel has proposed a bill to the Texas legislature that would allow people that are legally blind to hunt with the aid of a laser sight. Currently it is illegal to use a laser sight to hunt.
The legal issue isn’t a blind person with a gun, it’s the laser sight. Laser sights, [...]

No Way! Virginity tied to lower STD rates

According to Heritage Foundation researchers Robert Rector and Kirk A. Johnson teenagers who take a virginity pledge are less likely to get STDs.
While the idea of a virginity pledge is a good one, my guess is most teenagers don’t take it seriously which led to the study earlier in the year that these pledges really [...]

Please don’t vote for me

Paul Herold is asking voters to vote for his opponenet in an upcoming City Council race.
After signing up to be in the election, Herold got a new job that he feels wouldn’t leave him enough time to do a good job as a city councilman. But since he missed the deadline for removing his [...]

Lousy Photo Opportunity t-shirt

My president went to New Orleans and all he got was this lousy photo opportunity.

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Tax dollars at work!

Special license plate for DUI offenders?

California is considering a law that would force DUI offenders to put a special license plate on their car for two years following a repeat conviction.
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Cops using old tickets cost motorists

Marnie Krause was obviously upset about her traffic ticket, but what happened when she tried to pay it was just absurd.

Arrested for being drunk in a bar

Ron White (‘they call me tater salad‘) did a joke about this. He was arrested outside of a bar for being drunk in public after being thrown out of the bar. His argument was that he was drunk in private and thrown in public.
Now, San Antonio police are going a step [...]

Ever been pulled over for driving well?

Police in Austin, Texas, will be pulling over drivers who are driving safely as part of a baseball ticket giveaway. The local minor league team, the Round Rock Express, donated tickets to the cause.
Not that I wouldn’t appreciate the free tickets, but I don’t see pulling somebody over as a good way to give [...]

Cause of death – Gambling Addiction

62-year-old Andre Baril blew his life savings of $50,000 in a matter of weeks on a lottery game called Banco. Baril was addicted, and it only took a few weeks for his savings to dwindle.
According to family the retired Baril had been playing reguarly since winning a jackpot of $25,000 a few years ago. [...]