Kudos to Milwaukee city government for instituting tougher fine schedules for illegal fireworks.
I have no idea if more tickets were written this July 4th weekend, but I think the publicity helped tamp down the bottle-rocket launches that had made the UW-M area intolerable every Independence Day and night.
Public fireworks' displays are traditional and fun. Rattling your neighbors windows and freaking out their pets through the night is selfish.
Update: As I said in the comments section, people in the 'burbs wouldn't tolerate fireworks' disruptions, either, and The Freeman in Waukesha verifies it.
Yup, those fines worked big time. Good for the fun police.
ReplyDeleteLaw abiding people curbed their enthusiasm.
In the meantime, how many people were shot this weekend? Were the shooters law abiding folks too? Maybe they were just supporters of the conservatives expressing their support for Heller.
Tougher laws worked and fewer people were harmed by sparklers.
They should move the to suburbs where nobody really cares about fireworks, but thugs will be outed immediately.
It probably meant fewer calls about illegal fireworks to chase down, freeing officers for higher priority calls.
ReplyDeleteSuburbs, their residents and police departments do not tolerate the klnd of excessive fireworks usage that prompted the change in city ordinances - - the relentless barrages that in some neighborhoods went on for hours.