Florida lawmaker says dwarf tossing should help jobless

[Liberal_in_LA]

:wtf:

Fla. lawmaker says dwarf tossing could help jobless

MIAMI - Jobless dwarfs should have the option of being flung around a barroom for cash rather than standing in the unemployment line, according to one Florida state lawmaker.

Representative Ritch Workman has introduced a bill to undo a ban on “dwarf-tossing’’ as part of what he says is his mission to repeal overreaching and outdated laws. Although the dwarf-tossing measure is not a “jobs bill,’’ the Republican said, it may put a few people to work in a state where unemployment is 1.6 percentage points above the US average.

Dwarf-tossing, a competition in which bar patrons see how far they can throw little people in protective gear, was banned in Florida in 1989 after opponents complained that it was dangerous and dehumanizing.

While Workman, a mortgage broker, agrees that the practice is “offensive’’ and “stupid,’’ he thinks the ban keeps willing projectiles from gainful employment. “If this is a job they want and people would pay to see it or participate in it, why in the world would we prohibit it?’’ Workman said

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2011/10/08/fla_lawmaker_says_dwarf_tossing_could_help_jobless/

[eppur_se_muova]

1. And they say Republicans don't have a jobs plan ! nt

[Hugabear]

2. In related news, Florida lawmakers vote to bring back slavery to combat unemployment

n/t

[Marrah_G]

3. omg.... I thought that was a headline from the Onion.

The fact that this was ever a form of entertainment doesn't speak well for our species

[BiggJawn]

4. See why people who ate paint chips as kids shouldn't be allowed...

...to run for public office?

[saras]

5. This isn't a jobs plan. This is the "New American Century"

We replaced manufacturing with a service economy. Next, as service increasingly deteriorates or becomes unaffordable, we will become an abuse economy. The vast majority of jobs will involve either being abused, or managing the abuse of others.