I've been meaning to post about this for a few days, but haven't gotten around to it. jennett.radio has a link to a post by Jamie Zawinski of the DNA Lounge in San Francisco. It concerns the RAVE act and how it was slipped into the legislation for the "AMBER Alert bill". At least they seem to have taken out the wording that refered to bottled water and glowsticks as Drug Paraphernalia. Jamie goes on to say:
So look, if any of you jackasses were planning on trying to sneak The Drugs into my club, could you please show a little consideration and just fucking not? I couldn't care less what you do with your life, but I have no desire to go to jail because you can't leave your habit at home. Might I recommend something in a vodka instead? That won't get us busted, and (bonus!) causes our employees to get paid.
One of the things about this that annoys me the most is how the bill got passed. What is this doing in the middle of a bill about child abduction that has absolutely nothing to do with drug policy. Yes, I know it's a silly question because it is a fairly common thing to do stuff like this, but it still sucks.
