Democratic New Jersey Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt
introduced legislation last month that would make it a crime to walk across a street while texting. Under her bill,
anyone found guilty of “using a hand-held phone” while crossing the street
would be fined and face possible jail
time.
Dr.
John D’Angelo, head of emergency medicine at Trinitas Regional Medical Center
in Elizabeth, N.J., stated that texting (by those simultaneously navigating
urban sidewalks) is “Worse than alcohol or drugs for drivers and pedestrians.
They’re less aware [of what’s going on around them].” People used to glance at
the newspaper as they traversed urban walkways. Perhaps they should have been
ostracized or imprisoned. This whole tolerance thing is not very consistent…is
it?
Will
our future leaders allow us to eat
while we walk? Kick a pebble down the street? Look down so as not to step on a
crack? The old derogatory inquisitive, “Can you walk and chew gum at the same
time?” will no longer apply, as it will be illegal to walk and chew gum at the
same time. “Das ist verboten, ja?!”
Abortion
is legal. We grant amnesty to illegal aliens. We proclaim that Islam is a
religion of peace. But, dammit, we need to incarcerate our smart-phone users
who are bold enough to talk while walking!
Other
representatives in the New Jersey legislature have proposed a measure that
would make running with scissors a felony, and are currently considering a bill
that would render jaywalkers eligible for the death penalty.
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