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I bet no one would bother following these regulations.

by hasenj 10y ago

scarecrowbob 10y ago
In Texas is that this is pretty common, even for larger laws that impact adults and enterprises. But then we end up with the police looking the other way on DWIs or pot possession... for "good people".
- smhenderson 10y ago
  DWIs or pot possession You make is sound as if you think they are equally bad. Can't say I agree. I'd much rather have a friend or loved one walking around with marijuana in their possession than have them drinking and driving. Actually I could have just stopped at drinking.
  - scarecrowbob 10y ago
    That wasn't my intent. I personally don't care if folks do either (if you hit someone while drunk, I think it's a much worse offense, but if you don't hit folks, then I don't think that the current laws are relaxed enough and yeesh, I think pot should be on sale in HEB). My point is that I know a lot of old white dudes who smoke pot and who will never go to jail, whereas I have lots of young, poor, brown friends who are constantly harassed. It's a lot easier to fight bad laws if they are applied even to the privileged.
    - smhenderson 10y ago
      Oh, when then we are in total agreement. Rereading your comment in context I see how I misunderstood. Thanks for clarifying...
SwellJoe 10y ago
I think what's more important is will police enforce those regulations? In my experience, APD is pretty tough on food distribution; even giving away meals to homeless folks is regulated pretty tightly, and in ways that are maybe counter-productive to public welfare.
- rm_-rf_slash 10y ago
  Ugh, when I was a teen I worked as a produce clerk in an ailing grocery chain that had just been bought out by a regional competitor. One of the biggest changes was that company policy forbade donations of old produce or meats, but old baked goods were ok. Basically, a bunch of rich shareholders figured it would be all-in-all better to insulate their assets from lawsuits instead of helping feed the poor and hungry. Threw away a lot of good food that year...
  - semi-extrinsic 10y ago
    I thought usual practice in such cases was to say "sorry, rules say we can't give this away, we have to throw it in the blue dumpster out back at 11pm on thursday".
    - rm_-rf_slash 10y ago
      I wish they were that cool about it. Happy ending: a few investors bought out some of the old stores and reinvigorated the old brand, and now things are...well it's no Wegmans, but the store is certainly better than when I was there. Don't know about disposal rules though...

I bet no one would bother following these regulations.

by hasenj 10y ago

I bet no one would bother following these regulations.

In Texas is that this is pretty common, even for larger laws that impact adults and enterprises. But then we end up with the police looking the other way on DWIs or pot possession... for "good people".

smhenderson 10y ago
DWIs or pot possession You make is sound as if you think they are equally bad. Can't say I agree. I'd much rather have a friend or loved one walking around with marijuana in their possession than have them drinking and driving. Actually I could have just stopped at drinking.
- scarecrowbob 10y ago
  That wasn't my intent. I personally don't care if folks do either (if you hit someone while drunk, I think it's a much worse offense, but if you don't hit folks, then I don't think that the current laws are relaxed enough and yeesh, I think pot should be on sale in HEB). My point is that I know a lot of old white dudes who smoke pot and who will never go to jail, whereas I have lots of young, poor, brown friends who are constantly harassed. It's a lot easier to fight bad laws if they are applied even to the privileged.
  - smhenderson 10y ago
    Oh, when then we are in total agreement. Rereading your comment in context I see how I misunderstood. Thanks for clarifying...

SwellJoe 10y ago

I think what's more important is will police enforce those regulations? In my experience, APD is pretty tough on food distribution; even giving away meals to homeless folks is regulated pretty tightly, and in ways that are maybe counter-productive to public welfare.

rm_-rf_slash 10y ago
Ugh, when I was a teen I worked as a produce clerk in an ailing grocery chain that had just been bought out by a regional competitor. One of the biggest changes was that company policy forbade donations of old produce or meats, but old baked goods were ok. Basically, a bunch of rich shareholders figured it would be all-in-all better to insulate their assets from lawsuits instead of helping feed the poor and hungry. Threw away a lot of good food that year...
- semi-extrinsic 10y ago
  I thought usual practice in such cases was to say "sorry, rules say we can't give this away, we have to throw it in the blue dumpster out back at 11pm on thursday".
  - rm_-rf_slash 10y ago
    I wish they were that cool about it. Happy ending: a few investors bought out some of the old stores and reinvigorated the old brand, and now things are...well it's no Wegmans, but the store is certainly better than when I was there. Don't know about disposal rules though...