California Considers $1,000 Fine for Waiters Offering Unsolicited Plastic Straws

[The Deadman]

Originally Posted by Leofan26

Gee Thanks you guys nothing like having a fellow Californian feeling welcome here. You do know not everyone who lives there likes the same things our Governor throws out there? I hate that people outside of California think we all think in Union. Not that I should care about what other idiots online think, we have a guy on here who think he's always right no matter ( Cybs)

Why should I care?

FYI California owns the place that works on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and all other studios like Cartoon Network.

Overreaction much? There's been far worse stuff that's probably been said on social media on this matter.

[sdp]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I think we should let much of California secede and become the new capital of Mexico. Their legislature will surely Make Mexico Great Again.

Mexicans are ashamed of Californian Mexicans and Californian Mexicans only think they "are proud/are" Mexican.

Literally two very different cultures, would not mix very well together.

[oldmanwinters]

Wait till folks in the drive-thru lanes realize they didn't get a straw for their to-go cup because they didn't ask for it...

And they spill drink all over themselves trying to chug from an open-container while driving...

And the excitement causes them to lose control of their vehicle and careen off the road...

And the ensuing lawsuits against the restaurants as being somehow responsible for negligence in the whole deal...

The vicious cycle. 'murica

[plastroncafe]

I don't mean to rain on the pearl-clutching parade here, but it's highly unlikely that this legislation will actually pass with a majority. If anything the point of it is to spark debate, which it has done.

[sdp]

Plastric straws need to be banned and those who may need them should bring their own. The fine is fine, if a waiter is too stupid to make the mistake then that's the consequence, albeit it should be the restaurant who pays for it and its up to them to deal with it however they want, I also think it's very difficult to enforce the fine and all around dumb. Just ban them

Sorry but the damage it does to the environment/ecosystem is much larger than anyone person's need. I don't see any of this happening in the near future, people only think in the short term and don't have any real care about the rest of the world they live in sadly.

[ProphetofGanja]

Originally Posted by sdp

Plastric straws need to be banned and those who may need them should bring their own.

I agree

[plastroncafe]

Originally Posted by sdp

Mexicans are ashamed of Californian Mexicans and Californian Mexicans only think they "are proud/are" Mexican.

Literally two very different cultures, would not mix very well together.

It's my understanding that the something similar can be said about the Irish and Irish-Americans.

[Sumac]

I thought California was progressive state?
California green-lights initiative that’s a conspiracy theorist’s dream - it would ban chemicals, GMOs, smart meters, reverse vaccine law, end water treatment.

[ProactiveMan]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

And in 2015 it had the 6th largest GDP globally, putting it ahead of France, India, Italy, and Brazil.

(source)

So they're doing something right.

Weren't they insolvent though?