Land of the Unfree, Home of the Cowardly
On the heels of passing its doubly illegal handgun ban, Frisco wasted no time taking advantage of S.B. 861, the new law which will allow doggie racism effective January 1. Coming next: a new ordinance declaring Wiccan the official religion of Frisco, and another redefining “probable cause” to authorize warrantless searches of the homes of anyone who has publicly expressed opposition to gun control, breed control, or any other law banning possession of anything Frisco has taken it upon itself to ban. Tom McClintock had some choice words for this turkey:
Proponents of this measure have said this is a matter of local control. The reality is that local officials can be just as despotic as state officials and Senate Bill 861, at its core, is a despotic bill.
There are two types of laws. One type of law holds individuals accountable for their own actions. In such a society, the irresponsible, reckless one percent who endanger others are held accountable for those actions, and we have laws that punish them. They hold the individual accountable for his actions, they punish the reckless people and they leave the other 99 percent of law-abiding individuals alone.
The second type of law treats all people as if they were irresponsible and Senate Bill 861 would create such a law. These are the kind of laws that destroy freedom and create societies of subjects rather than citizens.
I ask you to consider what direction we are taking society when we begin passing laws that treat all individuals as if they were all irresponsible. That’s what this bill does. It is an insult to California’s law-abiding citizens and is an affront to a free society.
Attorney Dawn Capp is leading the charge for a referendum to overturn S.B. 861. Time is of the essence; we only have until Tuesday, January 3. You can download the petition here.
November 16th, 2005 at 5:43 pm
Or so says the article. In fact, it will concetrate such ownership in the hands of irresponsible owners. Much like gun bans.
November 16th, 2005 at 6:35 pm
You know, much as I dislike breed bigotry, I would be in favor of a law that requires people to have some minimal training before they are allowed to own a large, aggressive dog in a populated area. I don’t think this is any different from requiring people to have some training before they are allowed to carry a gun or drive a car.
If SF were really concerned about dangerous dogs and guns, they would take a licensing approach. The fact that they jump on banning so quickly shows that this is really not about safety, it’s about fears and prejudices.
November 17th, 2005 at 5:58 am
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