Missouri lawmakers ban wrong plastic

KWMU.News ^ | August 24, 2009 | staff reporter

[Daffynition]

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (KWMU) - A law taking effect this week could make criminals out of people who bring Tupperware onto many Missouri rivers.

The law was intended to reduce the floating debris from discarded foam coolers. But lawmakers confused their chemistry and barred the wrong plastic.

The white foam coolers commonly called "Styrofoam" are made from expanded polystyrene. But the law bars polypropylene instead. That's a plastic found dishwasher-safe plastic containers.

The mix up means river floaters can use foam coolers without fear. But someone caught with a plastic container could risk up to a year in jail.

[patton]

Somebody survived rabies once.

It has happened exactly once, in all of human history.

[patton]

Yes, but can you do that with a flying squirrel?

[Just mythoughts]

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/08/24/analysis-missouri-bans-wrong-plastic-rivers/

[Still Thinking]

Hey, they call them the “goobermint” for a reason. [sigh]

[Still Thinking]

No man’s life, liberty or property is safe when the Legislature is in session.

Or sanity.

[TYVets]

Nor safe from rationed health care.

[elkfersupper]

In order to avoid future confusion, lawmakers should just ban anything that has to do with fun.

It's really not efficient to just suck all the joy out of life incrementally, they should just do it all at once.