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Utah Mulls a Database of Bar Customers
sundancing alerts us to a political dustup in the state of Utah, which doesn't have bars like the rest of the country does. Instead, "private clubs" require you to fill out an application and pay a fee if you want to have a drink outside the home. While there is pressure to reform this arrangement — one argument is that it's bad for tourism — the head of the state senate recently floated a proposal to create a database of every bar patron's visits. Now Utah's governor has called that idea "almost Orwellian," adding that "it's very difficult to legislate adulthood," and its supporters seem to be backing off. The idea of requiring bar patrons to swipe their drivers licenses as proof of age is still on the table, though.
This idea is absolutely mormonic!
It's true I tell you, feller at work's next door neighbour read it in the paper.
Tourism? In Utah?
I like shaved pussy.
I believe Utah requires a permit for that too.
I disagree. They obviously don't have time to commit crimes when they have 20 wives nagging at them.
Can all fish swim?
I'm no fan of needles, but I'm also afraid of bullets.
Oh, and death itself.
Hmm. I was curious too. From the most recent data I could find :
Murder rate, 2007, Utah, per 100,000 : 2.2
Murder rate, 2004, Germany, per 100,000 : 0.98
Murder rate, 2002, Saudi Arabia, per 100,000 : 0.92
So, clearly Utah is either too religious, or not religious enough. Or something.
"They are very detached from the mainstream."
So they are indie, non-conformists. I thought that was a good thing.
Here's one that gets thrown around alot on /. - Correlation does not imply causation.
The legislated morality may have very little to do with the crime rate. I mean, it's not a coincidence that Utah's overall violent crime rate is low- AND there's a ton of salt in their lake!
Belief? Hope? Preference?The Existential Vortex
To eat casseroles, stare at their own feed, and mumble about the weather?
Go green: turn off your refrigerator.
Pork, corn, and bad driving: The secrets to a murder free lifestyle.
Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.
I disagree. They obviously don't have time to commit crimes when they have 20 wives nagging at them.
If that were the case, you'd expect the murder rate to be much higher though, wouldn't you?
They also limit the alcohol content of beer below a certain percentage. It's a rather strange state.
This is the reason that many beers (such as Guinness) made for US export is capped at 4% abv. It's the maximum potency for the most restrictive of state laws (I believe Fl. to be the same).
I'll see your 4% Florida, and raise you 3.2% Kansas!
I am not a crackpot.
Actually, with global warming causing icecaps to melt and whatnot, his crazy swimming abilities might actually have an evolutionary benefit! I, for one, welcome our half-fish super-fast-swimming overlords.
I honestly don't mean this as a troll, but seriously, how much non-Mormon tourism is there in Utah?
Apparently a lot of people like to strap long slats to their feet and then hurtle down snow covered mountains at high speeds. Some say Utah is a good place to do this.
Also, every January thousands of black-clad posers come and put on some kind of film festival. Something about dancing on the sun.
If the geiger counter does not click, the coffee, she is not thick.
I, for one, welcome our half-fish super-fast-swimming overlords.
Kevin Costner?
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
You are still the only state that can, at times, makes us in Idaho feel a little less backwards. Thanks.
Pork, corn, and bad driving: The secrets to a murder free lifestyle.
You ain't kidding about the bad driving; IOWA on a license plate stands for "Idiots Out Wandering Around".
Include me in. I too am part of the 90% that thinks they are in the top 10%.
The rest of you losers are in the 10% that knows they are in the bottom 90%.
Behold, this dreamer cometh. Come now, and let us slay him... and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
Yeah, "14 time Olympic gold medalist" does tend to add a bit of pop to the ol' resume/CV.
Please stand clear of the doors, por favor mantenganse alejado de las puertas
"Not to be a nitpicker"
To be a nitpicker, this is an odd way to begin a sentence that is entirely being a nitpicker.
I, for one, welcome our STONED half-fish super-fast-swimming overlords.
There, fixed that for you.