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CAT Tracks for April 29, 2010
STUPID, STUPID, STUPID |
Earlier this week, members of the Illinois General Assembly wanted to call out the National Guard to patrol the mean streets of Chicago.
Now they want to ban teens from "sexting".
Good luck!
What are these folks on???
Seems I read where Illinois had decided to release hundreds, thousands of prisoners...couldn't afford to keep them. We read stories of the over-burdened judicial system, a backlog of cases waiting to be heard...justice delayed, justice denied.
But...
Members of the Illinois General Assembly want to go after hormonally raging teens and try to catch them/punish them for sending "sexually explicit text messages"???!!!
You know...
If the members of the Illinois General Assembly have all this free time to brainstorm solving violent crime in Chicago and "sexting" crime throughout the state, maybe they should start working on solving the state's billions of dollars deficit...so they can start paying their damned bills.
On second thought...
Based upon the two "brainfarts" detailed above, maybe they should leave Illinois' financial disaster alone.
Hmmm...
In fact, maybe these latest two examples of "legislative acumen" explain why Illinois is in the fiscal state it is!
In the public education world, there would be a mass firing of the Illinois legislators, only half would be eligible to come back, and they would have to present a 5-minute lesson to get their position back.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
From the WPSD TV Channel 6 Website...
Ill. lawmakers want to ban teen "sexting"
By Web Editor - Michael Vick
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois state lawmakers are working to ban teens from sending sexually explicit text messages.
Under the measure, teens who forward or post racy pictures of themselves or underage friends online would face court supervision, counseling, and community service.
Lawmakers hope the bill will educate teens about the dangers of sexting.
