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49. It is a sick, creepy, authoritarian mentality

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Thu Aug 29, 2013, 12:18 PM

Aug 2013

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that has been injected into this once free country.

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Tossing A Cigarette Butt Will Soon Become A Felony In Illinois [View all] damnedifIknow Aug 2013 OP

I would prefer they put them on litter detail for six months. Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #1

A year in jail? damnedifIknow Aug 2013 #3

I agree. Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #4

+1, n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #55

I have family members and strangers walking down my street that throw them in my yard. juajen Aug 2013 #2

The entire cigarette is biodegradable and good for soil and plants. snooper2 Aug 2013 #5

That's bullshit XemaSab Aug 2013 #21

That is a complete crock of shit. Cigarette filters are not ok, and are a huge blight on beaches kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #40

I think the poster was showing how ridiculous the pro-smoker info on the internet can be... SidDithers Aug 2013 #48

whooooooosh, goes the sarcasm over your head! dionysus Aug 2013 #62

What about plastic bags, batteries, and straws? frazzled Aug 2013 #6

None of those things can start wildfire conflagrations. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #28

That is the one thing pipi_k Aug 2013 #36

It didn't say only lit butts were subject ... frazzled Aug 2013 #38

All those things are...according to the litter law... joeybee12 Aug 2013 #63

Silly me. I thought 'THE LAW' had a philosophy of minimizing damage. HereSince1628 Aug 2013 #82

Gee, wonder if I can get my city to make throwing beer bottles a felony? sinkingfeeling Aug 2013 #7

^THIS^ Hayduke Bomgarte Aug 2013 #22

Every reply so far is avoiding the point. woo me with science Aug 2013 #8

Shoul illegally dumping toxic waste be a felony? cleanhippie Aug 2013 #11

What an asinine post. woo me with science Aug 2013 #13

A cigarette butt is not toxic waste. former9thward Aug 2013 #18

Ye they are. Toxins from cigarettes cling to the little plastic fibers in the filter. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #41

No, they are not. former9thward Aug 2013 #54

I agree damnedifIknow Aug 2013 #12

It is a sick, creepy, authoritarian mentality woo me with science Aug 2013 #49

Reckless endangerment MNBrewer Aug 2013 #23

See posts 13 and 16. woo me with science Aug 2013 #26

It isn't demwing Aug 2013 #29

OUTRAGEOUS to make it a felony. woo me with science Aug 2013 #34

Nope. What's outrageous is the cavalier attitude that littering all day every day is no biggie. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #42

Absurd. Not just absurd, but Twilight Zone absurd. woo me with science Aug 2013 #45

No shame here demwing Aug 2013 #51

Good .... oldhippie Aug 2013 #9

No, a class 4 felony for dumping toxic waste illegally. cleanhippie Aug 2013 #10

Sorry, I find your view on this to be absurd Marrah_G Aug 2013 #24

Are you aware of what is actually IN a used cigarette filter? cleanhippie Aug 2013 #83

I find your view on this to be absurd Marrah_G Aug 2013 #84

and people wonder why Illinois sucks so bad... AngryAmish Aug 2013 #14

How stupid. HappyMe Aug 2013 #15

Gotta keep a steady stream of new revenue temporary311 Aug 2013 #16

^ THIS. +1000 Poll_Blind Aug 2013 #19

AUS$25K and a year in jail in Oz for tossing a butt during a fire ban. nt Robb Aug 2013 #17

Now THAT'S a law with teeth. Good on the Aussies. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #44

Well, thank goodness kcr Aug 2013 #20

Good way to throw more people out of the employment pool Marrah_G Aug 2013 #25

Sure, expand sentencing FOR the PIC fredamae Aug 2013 #27

fines, yes. time in jail, no. Cigarette butts= fire hazard. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #30

This law, as it now stands, will not be enforced. The one year in jail would cost the government ladjf Aug 2013 #31

It can be selectively enforced, which is the problem. woo me with science Aug 2013 #32

Criminalize the public. Isolate them from each other. Create widespread fear and mistrust. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #60

GOOD and whatever makes them stop that despicable habit.. Tikki Aug 2013 #33

Got your jackboots on? woo me with science Aug 2013 #35

If you witnessed someone throwing a cigarette butt on your lawn...would you ask them to pick it up? Tikki Aug 2013 #39

I'd Go About RobinA Aug 2013 #46

What if the neighbor brought his doggie over to pooh on your lawn?...Would you ask him to clean.... Tikki Aug 2013 #52

while we don't see eye to eye on much, i'm with you totally on this one. dionysus Aug 2013 #65

No kidding. woo me with science Aug 2013 #72

I agree with you that the felony thing is outrageous. snappyturtle Aug 2013 #81

+1 It is a terrifying mindset to see in Americans woo me with science Aug 2013 #90

We could just kill them. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #57

That's just sad... Tikki Aug 2013 #61

As sad as approving of ruining a life for your own petty prejudices? n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #64

It is so easy to NOT throw a cigarette butt on the ground...Maybe we could start a campaign to teach Tikki Aug 2013 #66

Evasive. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #70

The ole 'free will' thing, eh? Tikki Aug 2013 #75

Was the irony of your reply intentional? n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #78

Do you know what happens to people with felony records? Marrah_G Aug 2013 #85

Some people love rigid, strict rules with frightful consequences. dawg Aug 2013 #37

Beware, the cigarette butt police are watching. damnedifIknow Aug 2013 #43

"Making cigarette butts a felony is a symptom of a deeply diseased society." woo me with science Aug 2013 #68

Good... SidDithers Aug 2013 #47

While I hate it when people throw their ciggie buts I hate even more the idea of WI_DEM Aug 2013 #50

Technically, it's a class 4 felony for 3 cigarette butts. hughee99 Aug 2013 #53

Everyone's a criminal in a police state. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #56

Send in the LA Sheriff Dept! Faryn Balyncd Aug 2013 #58

wouldn't the standard fine for littering be enough? dionysus Aug 2013 #59

Good. Zoeisright Aug 2013 #67

All they did was clarify the existing litter law. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2013 #69

Passing dumb laws like this should be a felony, too. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #71

So now we will have officers pulling over black people on suspicion The Straight Story Aug 2013 #73

wow, too harsh. Evoman Aug 2013 #74

As an ex-smoker I think all smokers should be sent to behaviour modification camps... truebrit71 Aug 2013 #76

Here's a question: Why aren't cigarettes completely biodegradable? backscatter712 Aug 2013 #77

Officer: "Hold it right there! You're under arrest!" Citizen: "But, officer...!" KansDem Aug 2013 #79

Good, littering is littering. The cigarette butts aren't going to pick up themselves. cbdo2007 Aug 2013 #80

We may have to start a general amnesty for pot smokers to make room in prisons. bluedigger Aug 2013 #86

Illinois also recently passed,,, benld74 Aug 2013 #87

Other states should sue Illinois for extra-territorial pollution. closeupready Aug 2013 #88

Even with the chemicals they put in cigs, they still start some Rex Aug 2013 #89