The wrath of soccer moms

Do not mess with soccer moms. They are organized, they are vindictive, and in this case, they are right.

In response to a bill recently proposed in Virginia’s House of Delegates that would ban all use of both public and private athletic fields and swimming pools before 8 a.m. and after 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and *all day* Sunday without the unanimous *written* consent of all homeowners within 65 feet of the field/pool, the soccer mom set flooded every elected official they could think of with angry emails.

To be fair the bill has virtually no chance of passing. Even the delegate who introduced it, Robert Hull (D-Fairfax County – surprisingly not Manassas), doesn’t approve. He introduced it as a courtesy to a constituent who wrote it himself. But even so, this is an incredibly bone-headed bill. Rob Hahne, chairman of the Fairfax County Baseball Council, puts it pretty well:

"To make a blanket law in the state of Virginia is ridiculous... We're trying to fight childhood obesity. We're trying to fight gang violence. We would be taking kids away from productive activities."

Mr. Hahne is more delicate than I am. If you’re interested in my reaction, continue reading the full entry. Fair warning: there are some naughty words.

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What follows is a partially edited transcript of the IM conversation yesterday in which my coworker gives me the link to this story:

Coworker: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/23/AR2006012301801.html
Coworker: crazy loon
Dan: hey i have an idea
Dan: DONT MOVE NEXT TO BALLFIELDS, FUCKTARD!!!
Coworker: no shit
Coworker: i do agree many of them go wayyyy to late into the night
Coworker: what the hell are they doing out there after 10pm
Coworker: esp on a school night but otherwise suck it up
Dan: where else should they go? what are their other options? video games? DRUGS?
Dan: fucking?
Coworker: no kidding
Coworker: hot damn where do i sign up
Dan: take away all legitimate outlets for your kid’s entertainment and then wonder why they get depressed and find trouble.
Dan: sometimes i just want to slap people around for a while.
Dan: dipshits
Coworker: i jsut want to blow them up on I-66
Dan: that sounds like it would generate a lot of paperwork.
Dan: i don't roll that way

You get the idea.

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