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America’s 'Nanny State' Laws

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N@besity is a nationwide problemO and all o)er the nited StatesO public health o77icials arewringing their hands sayingO @hO this is terribleO " Hayor (loomberg said in an inter)iew withthe ,ew ?or$ *imes. N,ew ?or$ Fity is not about wringing your handsQ itMs about doingsomething....D thin$ thatMs what the public wants the mayor to doOR he added.

2owe)erO those in the ,ew ?or$ Fity be)erage industry are up in arms about the proposed banwhile residents are still trying to understand how (loombergMs plan could a77ect their e)erydayli)es.

!elated: >orst %ressed Fities in merica T

(loomberg is not the only local politician in merica to propose laws described as enhancing theL,anny State.M *he 7ollowing is a collection o7 laws that ha)e had residents wondering whetherthe go)ernment is going too 7ar.

Texting While Jaywalking

>eM)e all seen pedestrians wander obli)iously into the streetO too busy te ting a 7riend to noticethe rush o7 oncoming tra77ic. *he city o7 Aort GeeO ,. .O has decided to sa)e these pedestrians7rom themsel)es by 7ining them U ; 7or the o77ense.

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on #i$ers%uring summer 6011O 'ing FountyO >ash.O re4uired that e)eryone Non or in a ma-or ri)erR weara li7e -ac$et. *his includes swimmingO 7loatingO or boating. Swimmers are re4uired to don the li7e)est i7 they are in waters more than 7i)e 7eet 7rom shore or in waters more than 7our 7eet deep.

,ot wearing an appro)ed 7loating de)ice can result in a 7ine o7 U . Dt is un$nown whether or notthe law was renewed 7or summer 6016.

The Saggy Pants Law*he state o7 *ennessee is telling its children to pull their pants up by passing a law pre)entingstudents 7rom e posing underwear or body parts in an Nindecent manner.R Dn e77ectO the lawdictates what clothes the state s children should wear and how they should wear them. *he 7ine

7or )iolating the law is a U6;0O or up to 1 0 hours o7 community ser)ice.

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Wild Pics | conica | Getty mages%ines %or !&ddy arsDn Hinneton$aO Hinn.O it is considered a public nuisanceO and there7ore illegalO 7or Na truc$ orother )ehicle whose wheels or tires deposit mudO dirtO stic$y substancesO litter or other materialon any street or highway.R

ll )iolations o7 the Hinneton$a code are sub-ect to 7ines up to U6O000O but a spo$esperson saidthe city Nattempts se)eral other measures to mitigate the situation be7ore pursuing.

!elated: Host 77ordable Fities to (uy a 2ome T

S&nscreen at S&mmer am(s*he good news is that in 6011 the state o7 Haryland passed a set o7 guidelines to protect children7rom inappropriate physical contact. *he bad news is that the guidelines e tended to proceduresroutinely per7ormed by camp counselorsO such as the application o7 sunscreen to campers . *heguidelines re4uired that parents wishing to protect their children 7rom the sunMs ultra)iolet rayswith sunscreen had to gi)e camp counselors permission to apply itO causing some to 4uestionwhether this was a ,anny State law.

Getty mages)&tdoor Smoking *anDn 6009O ,ew ?or$ became one o7 the 7irst states in the .S. to institute an indoor smo$ing banin public places . Eight years laterO ,ew ?or$ Fity too$ things a step 7urther and banned smo$ingin outdoor public places as wellO including par$sO beachesO and pedestrian malls. iolation o7 the

ban carries a U;0 7ine.

Toys in !c+onald’s ,a((y !ealsSince 1BJBO children ha)e delighted in the Hc%onaldMs 2appy HealO a repast mar$eted

speci7ically at them in which the hamburger and 7rench 7ries are accompanied by a toy. (ut in6011O the meals got mar$edly less happy when the San Arancisco (oard o7 Super)isors passed alaw banning the inclusion o7 toys 7rom the meals unless they met stringent nutritional standards

V they had to ha)e less than 00 caloriesO they had to contain 7ruits and )egetablesO and the be)erages could not ha)e Ne cessi)e 7at or sugar.R

Flic$ here to see the 7ull list o7 merica s ",anny State" Gaws T

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