Comments on: Boise Government Dawn Of “Common Sense”?

By: sam the sham

sam the sham — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:48:06 +0000

ps bikeboy
I am in agreement with you.

By: sam the sham

sam the sham — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:47:21 +0000

I remember floating the river back in the early 60’s when the “older boys” ie junior high and high schoolers, would float the river and report to the rest of us where the barb wire fences had fallen into the river (avoid them) and the dead cows were floating (no need to tell us to avoid them). But now it’s all clean and tidy. But it also appears that people want it to be a nice safe “Disneyland” ride. It’s not folks. It’s a river!!!
I cannot believe that one can get into trouble for splashing… oh good night! But then it’s all too crowded for me anyway.
In the old days we knew that the river was dangerous and we had to look out for one another. But then we never had grown ups floating on tubes. Grown ups (ie parents).

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:55:17 +0000

I’m FULLY in favor of “the law of natural selection”… and if the doofuses only eliminated themselves from the Gene Pool, I’d say let nature take its course! (That’s why I’m philosophically opposed to helmet and seatbelt laws… people who don’t wear helmets and seatbelts aren’t putting other citizens in any more danger by their choices… although such choices might indicate a general disregard for safety.)

Unfortunately, bad choices too often victimize bystanders, whose only mistake was to be in the path of destruction. The government has SOME responsibility for protecting us from each other, and that can be a difficult line to draw.

By: Ronin

Ronin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:54:14 +0000

We need to issue Darwin awards to those who have no common sense, not issue more laws. I say if a person is dumb enough to hurt themselves, or kill themselves due to things like not wearing a seat belt, then good riddance, this world is over populated anyways, and we’ll get along just fine without their genes in the pool. and I agree with Rod, this state needs to stop punishing the masses for the misdeeds of a few

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:24:06 +0000

common sense ain’t that common

By: dog

dog — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:14:25 +0000

Bike boy, It’s because the government won’t legalize common sense.

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:52:46 +0000

The city is punishing the majority for the stupidity of the minority. It has got to stop.

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:01:41 +0000

Ya know why we have so many laws? Part of it might be due to authoritarian leadership (“down-pressers,” as Bob Marley would say), but most laws are on the books because your fellow citizens don’t have common sense and good judgment.

The reason there’s a “no bridge jumping” law is because a few idiots jump off the bridge and injure themselves or somebody else.

The reason there’s a “no alcohol consumption” law is because a few idiots get drunk, and subsequently expose themselves, dump litter everywhere and otherwise offend the non-drunk floaters.

Lots of folks think we need a motorcycle helmet law, because some people don’t have the common sense to wear one unless there’s a law.

Can you believe this one? We need a TEXTING law, because otherwise we have morons who are clickety-clicking while simultaneously piloting a 2-ton steel missile! It must be safe, because it’s not against the law… right?

Where did all the idiots come from? They’re complicating life for the rest of us who have a lick of common sense.

Okay… I’ll get off the soap box.

By: Ronin

Ronin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:59:04 +0000

this city and those who are controlling it, are trying to keep “good order and discipline” through an overly autocratic style of leadership, the more freedoms the people have, the less control the “leaders” have. This (however small it may seem) is a step back in the direction of freedom, we should not have to be so throughly oppressed, that we cannot splash in the river. I see this as an opening to other possibilities of freedom, rather than the typical freedon’t exhibited by the local government, such as don’t splash, don’t smoke, don’t have sex, don’t sell alcohol(in places except where we say)… maybe someday we can all be free again, and this “common sense” ordinance might just be the start.

By: John

John — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:48:49 +0000

Now, how about rescinding that stupid no beer on the river rule?