Nuclear Infractions Are Henceforth Cheaper …

Right after California's bureaucrats had the brilliant idea to consider a ban on campfires – since campfires are potentially dangerous and therefore a legitimate object of concern for the nannycrats (as the Washington Times notes, 'enjoying the pleasures of life is just not good for you')– the bureaucrats running the California town of Chico, the most populous in Butte county, have given birth to an even more astonishing example of cranial flatulence.

Similar to other municipalities, Chico is apparently struggling financially. In fact, it has an 'enormous hole in its budget' that is in desperate need of plugging. As a result, the town has decided to raise all sorts of fees and fines. Breaking various city ordinances has just become a lot more expensive – with one notable exception. Hold on to your hat, here it comes:

“The council has for years approved spending millions of dollars it didn't have, shifting money around to hide the problem. Now it's out in the open, and citizens will pay dearly if they dare break city laws.

But there's good news out there for nuclear bomb owners. The current fine for a first-time violation of the city's nuclear-free ordinance is $1,064. Under a proposal to revise certain fines, a first-time offense will be reduced to $1,000.

For those of you new to town, this is not a joke.”

(emphasis added)

Maybe this is an attempt to attract certain types of tourists from Waziristan? We'd also be curious to know what the fine for repeat offenders is.

File under: you couldn't make this up.

If you are doing this for the first time, it's cheaper in Chico.

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