Thursday, July 29, 2004

I can walk, anytime, round the block...

I may have mentioned this before. It is, however, worth returning to. There are too many young (and, I suppose, not-so-young, albeit equally immature) boys driving fast, flashy cars. They go hurtling down the high street, in built-up areas at ridiculous speeds. And they slam their brakes on, and look annoyed, whenever a pedestrian dares to try to cross the road at the sight of a green-man.
Whilst the ideal solution would be to ban all cars, it seems impractical, given the current paucity of public transport. Obviously part of the solution could be for huge amounts of government investment in public transport, creating a hugely improved system, and lots of new jobs. Which is obviously good for the economy. Basic Keynesian economics, kids - it's been proven to drag economies out of recession and back into the good-times over and over again. Whereas the currently popular neo-liberal dogma has no successes - merely a litany of failures. But the likes of Mr Tony don't want to talk about that. However, I digress. I was talking about cars. Yes - how about employing civilian public guards at all traffic lights, armed with guns. Whenever a boy-racer in his Porsche Boxster, or whatever, comes screeching to a halt, the guards drag him out of the car, throw him face-down on the pavement, and shoot him through the back of the head, like a dog.
Harsh, but, ultimately, I feel, fair...

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