[27] in Humor
HUMOR: anti-quakers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (abennett@MIT.EDU)
Tue Jan 25 16:32:15 1994
From: abennett@MIT.EDU
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 94 16:27:21 EST
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 1994 21:09:26 -0700
From: Espacionaute Spiff domaine! <matossian@aries.colorado.edu>
From: brian@nothing.ucsd.edu (Brian Kantor)
Governor Wilson Announces Anti-Quake Measures
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 17 (NUL) Governor Pete Wilson announced new
legislation today that will "put earthquake criminals behind bars for
good" in the wake of the 6.6 magnitude earthquake which struck the Los
Angeles basin early Monday.
The Wilson proposal calls for mandatory life sentences without parole
for anyone convicted of starting an earthquake that causes property damage
or loss of life. The Wilson "Anti-Quake Act of '94" would allocate $3.3
billion for new prison construction to house the offenders, most of whom
would fall under a little-noticed provision making repeat jaywalking a
felony.
"I'm proud to once again take advantage of my position as governor,
as I did during last November's Topanga/Malibu fires, to demand live
access to the media so I can make posturing speeches before a captive
audience of citizens who are watching TV mainly to find out if their homes
are standing and where they can buy bottled water."
Democratic gubernatorial candidates John Garamendi and Kathleen Brown
pledged even higher sentences for quake-related offenders. "Life without
parole isn't good enough for a quake-starter," said Garamendi. "Me too,"
said Brown.
Michael B. Stone
Santa Monica, CA N6NHT
(310) 587-3344
(310) 587-0788 fax
