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New York Lawmaker Moves to Ban Use of Distracting Gadgets While Walking
FOX News/Associated Press ^ | January 25, 2011 | staff

Posted on 01/25/2011 3:29:33 PM PST by Baladas

New York state Sen. Carl Kruger wants to make his state’s streets safer.

To do that, he's not proposing a tough new gun law or advocating for broader police search powers.

No, Sen. Kruger sees a greater danger out there.

Distracting gadgets.

He hopes to ban the use of mobile phones, iPods and other gadgets by pedestrians in major cities while crossing the street.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: asylum; cellphones; gadgets; liberalfascism; liberals; lunatic; nannystate; ny
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To: Baladas

Okay, so I am crossing the street, and a policeman or meter maid or whatever stops me on the other side, because I have lightweight earphones on, with an iPod Touch in my pocket.

They cite me. My defense? It wasn’t on. How do they know it was?


21 posted on 01/25/2011 3:44:49 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: Baladas

The masses become too stupid, they need to be micromanaged.


22 posted on 01/25/2011 3:45:05 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: Baladas

Can’t we just ban him?


23 posted on 01/25/2011 3:45:19 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously..... You won't live through it anyway.)
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To: socal_parrot

24 posted on 01/25/2011 3:46:56 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously..... You won't live through it anyway.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
Stupid damned city people, what would they do if they had gators and snakes to contend with?


I view great cities as pestilential to the morals, the health and the liberties of man. True, they nourish some of the elegant arts, but the useful ones can thrive elsewhere, and less perfection in the others, with more health, virtue and freedom, would be my choice.

- THOMAS JEFFERSON, letter to Dr. Benjamin Rush, Sep. 23, 1800

Credit to Freeper Cripplecreek for bringing it to my attention.

25 posted on 01/25/2011 3:47:58 PM PST by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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To: Bean Counter
"— Robert Heinlein, “Time Enough For Love”, The Notebooks of Lazarus Long"

One of my top ten books of all time. Heinlein was in his prime on that one. Excellent taste my friend.

26 posted on 01/25/2011 3:49:28 PM PST by circlecity
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To: JennysCool

Hey Senator Cruger Loser, how about you put a hat on while the street, you can blind a pilot miles up, let alone a pedestrian.

27 posted on 01/25/2011 3:50:27 PM PST by mewykwistmas ("Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. ")
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To: Baladas
What can you expect from a politician elected by mental midgets who actually believe what they read in the NY Times?

It is only a matter of time before they will ban speaking to the person walking next to you.

The spineless commie wieners in NYC deserve this but unfortunately it would be a statewide law so once again the rest of us have to give up more because of the moronic losers in life..

28 posted on 01/25/2011 3:50:48 PM PST by Wurlitzer (Welcome to the new USSA (United Socialist States of Amerika))
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To: Baladas

Pedestrian injuries and deaths have been trending down, and are 20% less (1,000 fewer deaths) than in 1998.

Most deaths occur at night, not during rush hour.

Interesting data:
http://www.walkinginfo.org/facts/facts.cfm


29 posted on 01/25/2011 3:52:28 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: Dr. Sivana
I think the ultimate lesson would be....pass the law...

do one of those things where a whole bunch of people show up...say it's a blue tooth party....assuming that hundreds show up....start crossing streets...and mumble out loud...

30 posted on 01/25/2011 3:52:42 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Baladas

What IS it with these IDIOTS who, on the one hand, INSIST with froth and flying spittle that every school kid be bludgeoned into mind-numbed submission to Natural Selection, then turn RIGHT around and insist that there simply MUST be legislation to save people from Natural Selection??

What next: no rappelling? No climbing? No skydiving, water skiing, scuba diving, boating, driving, walking, or breathing?

Can we agree that this trend will have no end until we are forced to live our lives encased in flame-retardant foam rubber, space suits, barred from contact with the Earth, limited to drinking only ultra-purified water, and breathing purified air?

Can we accept the truth of that assessment and just hang every last one of these bastards NOW, and get it OVER with??


31 posted on 01/25/2011 3:56:37 PM PST by HKMk23 (WANT DIFFERENT? VOTE DIFFERENT!)
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To: Baladas
He hopes to ban the use of mobile phones, iPods and other gadgets by pedestrians in major cities while crossing the street.

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Leave that distracting stick at home buddy!

32 posted on 01/25/2011 3:58:14 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: Dr. Sivana
Pedestrian injuries and deaths have been trending down, and are 20% less (1,000 fewer deaths) than in 1998.

That might be because the stupidest have already been run over and so longer figure in the stats.

33 posted on 01/25/2011 3:59:07 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Baladas
Somehow these will be exempted, I'm sure...


34 posted on 01/25/2011 3:59:34 PM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (3(0|\|0/\/\1($ 101: (4P174L1$/\/\ R3QU1r3$ (4P174L. Could it be any more simple?)
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To: Baladas

Ministry of Silly Walks, anyone?


35 posted on 01/25/2011 4:00:10 PM PST by truthkeeper (Life is a pre-existing condition - Rush Limbaugh.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; ...

Thanks Baladas.


36 posted on 01/25/2011 4:03:39 PM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: alice_in_bubbaland
Democrat of course. Funny that the article doesn't specify that. Sounds like a big nanny-stater.
37 posted on 01/25/2011 4:04:42 PM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius, (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Was he or she using a cell phone or other such device at the time?


38 posted on 01/25/2011 4:06:06 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Baladas

Yep, everything I don’t like should be illegal. Way too many people seem to believe this.


39 posted on 01/25/2011 4:09:46 PM PST by 3niner (When Obama succeeds, America fails.)
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To: truthkeeper
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40 posted on 01/25/2011 4:11:19 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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