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Daily Journal Is Spot On

The headline of today’s Daily Journal editiorial sums up the issue well:

Unenforceable regulations are simply a waste

The other day I reported how it would soon be a crime for my daughter to feed the ducks in Vineland. That is her feeding the ducks at Giampetro Park. Here is a log from Grifftari for a cache he recently found in that park:

It has been quite awile since our last cache, but what a nice day it was today! We could not help stopping in and grabbing this one. Mostly we watched the parents with their children feed the ducks and remembering all the days the boys and I spent doing the same thing when they were younger! Thanks for the memories!

Hmmm . . . a regular guy visits the park with his family. He enjoys it and notices others enjoying it too. Yet, those others are criminals!

The time-honored tradition of feeding the ducks with your family has been criminalized. If there ever was an instance that government has intruded into our personal lives, this is it.

The Daily Journal concurs:

When regulations start making criminals of children whose only offense is feeding the ducks, it’s time to step back and think of more productive ways to protect our water.

The editorial continues:

If the intent of the regulations is to educate the public on how the state’s stormwater accounts for nearly 60 percent of water pollution and why it’s important to cut down on contaminants, then why not just do that with free educational forums and visits to classrooms to get this message out, instead of using this punitive charade that will only cause anxiety among the public and possible strife between neighbors?

And lest, dear reader, you think this is only Vineland going haywire, it is not. These regulations were passed to comply with New Jersey regulations governing all Garden State municipalities. Pretty soon Bloomfield, Princeton, Woodcliff Lake, and all those other towns will be criminalizing your youngsters too.

Regulations such as these are costly and have no teeth. Remember this at election time, dear reader. This kind of representation is pathetic!

Also blogged on this date . . .

• So Much for Agreement - 2008
• New Jersey's State Parks - 2008
• Dumbfounded - 2008
• Official - 2008
• Wiggly Party - 2007
• Considering Micros - 2006
• I Need Your Help - 2006
• Former President Clinton Is No Role Model for Children - 2006

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