Its traditional for New York mayors to introduce ‘zero tolerance’ to something or other. Its kind’a expected of them.

Rudy Giuliano started it with his zero tolerance to crime. And he cleaned up the city completely over his term. Got rid of ‘no-go’ areas, cleansed, sanitised, removed the drug dealers, reduced muggings, it was a great success.
Michael Bloomberg must have done something of a zero tolerance nature during his 12 year tenure, but I can’t remember what.

But now we have Bill de Blasio, the new mayor, the new broom. And I think his main problem is that there really isn’t much left to be ‘zero tolerant’ about. But Bill knows how the public just love to hear strong words from strong men, how actions speak louder than screaming politicians and that zero tolerance is the way to leave an everlasting legacy.

So he’s having zero tolerance against jaywalking. The nastiest, meanest, most insidious of crimes. Kids start out crossing a little side street, even chickens have been known to do it, just to get to the other side. The next thing you’re crossing Broadway at 42nd Street and there’s fucking anarchy on the streets and Washington will fall!!!!

I simply refuse to have my life and my progress dictated by a little green man. Fuck him. Its the mark of a civilised nation when the people are given the freedom to cross roads, something most are taught by our parents at about 2 years old, where and when we choose. Ok, there’s collateral damage, people get hit by bikes, by motorcycles, by the odd bus or two, but its worth it. Because the alternative is walking to a crossing every time you need to cross a road and wait there, with no traffic for 6 miles in any direction to be seen, waiting for ‘permission’ to cross from that little green bastard. Who seems quite often to be on an extended tea break. Green tea, probably.

I see these people, these poor hapless prisoners to brainwashing, see them every night standing there waiting patiently as scores of Londoners barge past them to cross the roads. They’re called refugees from faraway lands. Foreigners. Tourists. From totalitarian regimes which punish road crossing with the full might of the law. Places like Hungary, where fascists march the streets, like California, where I was once stopped after crossing a road but thankfully ‘released’ once they realised I was an ‘alien’ and unaware that I was in a thought-controlled state.

Jaywalking saves time and gives people the freedom, just a small one, to do what they want. To remove such a liberty is probably how North Korea started. So be warned, Billy-boy. Today you’re fining people for street crossing, tomorrow you’re shooting your uncles for treason and having a stupid haircut.

Whereas in Miami, its even a crime to street-race a Lamborghini whilst under the influence of drink, drugs and certain other medications of a non-medical nature. As Justin Bieber found out yesterday when the arrested the tattooed moron under just such influences. Agreed, drink and drugs make you drive much faster, but its still not allowed in Florida.
Justin is now thinking (that’ll be a first) about returning to his native Canada.

Why?? Do they allow drink/drug drag-racing up there??? Bloody savages. Frozen savages.

Happy zero tolerance Friday

A xxxx