Chicagoist: Don't Make Chicago Less Sparkly

Di Urrea

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:45:39 -0600

Yes, this law would be enforced almost as often as the cell phone while driving and foie gras bans. It's time to cut the number of aldermen to 17 or 25 as the 50 we have cannot find enough to do.

guest

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:25:52 -0600

3: Spot on. I wonder how much of this has to with any manpower shortage among cops.

guest

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:34:02 -0600

If this is so important, how about enforcing the laws currently on the books? I've never seen or heard of a cop bust someone for launching actual fireworks on the 4th of July, yet every year you see hundreds of them...and glad I do.

Shannon

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:18:02 -0600

let's get serious. the real problem is when sparklers get into the hands of children, who don't have the mental faculties to be careful enough. the solution is simple: a ban on children.

guest

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:06:07 -0600

Yeah, I'm sure more people are injured and more damage created every year by MATCHES than by sparklers, shall we ban these too? Just the other day I saw somebody jumping up and down, and then BANG- they pulled a hamstring. Maybe we should ban jumping without necessity. Or how about banning paper, I get paper cuts ALL the time and they really kill! Same goes for scissors; they are real bitches to deal with. I guess, knives while were at it too.