What Fireworks Ban?
If you happened to be in Denver for the extended Fourth of July weekend, you definitely noticed a blatant disregard of the ban on firecrackers and bottle rockets, which seemed to pop and fizz everywhere. 2CW was out with a camera, watching people light up Roman candles regardless of police promises this year to crack down. "It's a problem," Denver Police spokesperson Sonny Jackson admits. "They are literally going off everywhere." Police responded to hundreds of calls and confiscated enough fireworks to fill as many as five Dumpsters, according to 9News, which adds that about 50 people in the city were caught and ticketed. They now face a fine of up to $999 and six months in jail. "I thought that the rain would quell a lot of this," Jackson says. "I was watching the rain go down, and I'm still hearing fireworks go off at the same time."
Comments
Submitted by sporobolus (not verified) on Tue, 2010-07-06 12:19.
i too had fun with fireworks as a kid, but i didn't impose my fun on others in an urban setting; i also had a friend who had dozens of firecrackers go off in his shirt pocket ... his chest was ugly for life
i don't think it's obvious that "the people" want fireworks; it's a small, and particularly irresponsible, minority that makes several days and nights in summer hell for the rest of us; i'd like to see the city follow through with serious repercussions (pun intended) for those convicted; community service to people whose homes have been destroyed by fire would be one way
Submitted by Terry (not verified) on Tue, 2010-07-06 10:57.
It seems to be pretty obvious that what the Denver government wants and what the people want are two completely different things.
Repeal the law and have people be responsible for their actions.
