The 2008 session of the General Assembly has barely commenced, and already we’re generating editorial copy for the amusment of the rest of the world. Del. Lionell Spruill Sr., D-Chesapeake, has introduced a bill that would ban the display of ornaments that resemble human genitalia on automobiles. The display of such ornaments would be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $250.
Say what? It appears that websites are selling ornaments resembling bull testicles to hang underneath trailer hitches. Not to be picky, but… do we really want a law that will prompt a lawsuit — just for yucks? Do we really want the state Supreme Court adjudicating whether ornamental bull testicles sufficiently resemble human testicles to warrant a fine?
On the other hand, this bill gives a whole new meaning to the term “abuser fees.”
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