Note to Self: Never Move to the UK
I was reading the Daily Brickbat today and found out that in addition to restricting girly drinks and nicely decorated bars, the government in England is now pushing for a ban on "vertical drinking". That is, they want to require bar patrons to be seated in order to get a drink. The theory is that drinking while standing contributes to violence and other anti-social behavior. Yeah, I've got nothing.Also in England, a 64 year old woman was arrested after she prodded a 15 year old gang member who along with his friends had encircled her spewing insults and taunts as she tried to walk her dog. After prodding the kid, who is seven inches taller than the woman, to try to get him out of her way, he threw her to the ground, breaking her arm. The woman has been arrested on charges of assaulting a minor. No charges have been filed against the arm breaking teenager. Lovely country.
In Saudi Arabian news, the provincial government of Makkah has banned the sale of cats and dogs. The move came at the request of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, which claimed people are taking their pets out into public and upsetting families with small children. While the story itself is amusing, I love that they have a Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice. I'm totally setting up my own commission.
posted by E @12:12 PM