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April 29, 2003
Crisis du jour
I hate when local tv news shows go on crusades, inventing crises about which the government must do something. They conjure up some real or imagined problem, then show up with cameras asking public officials what they're doing about it. Basically, they make it clear that they are going to be rousing the rabble about their crisis du jour, and demand that public officials do something about it so the station can take credit for helping out.
Not that they're worse than any other, but Indianapolis CBS affiliate WISH-TV attempted to get my goat by airing just such nonsense on their early evening newscast on Monday, April 28.
Specifically, there is a big problem of uninsured motorists. Why, we don't even have any policy in this state for having insurance companies notify the BMV when someone cancels their insurance policy. What's the use in having a law requiring car insurance if you're not going to have a police state to enforce it? What are you doing about this, Mr. Legislator?
Indeed, what is the use of having drug laws if we're not going to really enforce them? Perhaps the WISH team will be buttonholing legislators to find out what they're doing to institute regular mandatory drug testing for all citizens. After all, surely drugs are an even worse problem than uninsured motorists.
It's unfortunate that some people do not have insurance, but that doesn't mean that we need new laws. There is no problem in life that is so bad that government can't come in and screw it up worse.
posted by Al at 4/29/2003 12:10:00 AM
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