California lawmaker's proposal makes serving plastic straw without request a crime, report says

[Teh One Who Knocks]

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A lawmaker in California reportedly introduced a bill last week that would make it a criminal offense for any person in a restaurant to serve a patron a plastic straw in their drinks without it being requested.

The penalty would be up to six months in jail or $1,000 fine or a combination, The Washington Examiner reported.

“We need to create awareness around the issue of one-time use plastic straws and its detrimental effects on our landfills,” Ian Calderon, a Democrat in the state’s assembly said, according to the report.

Calderon, in a statement, said 500 million straws are used in the U.S. daily, citing the National Park Service. The report said it is hard to quantify the number and called the claim “dubious.”

Though the proposal may sound drastic to some, the pitch to move diners away from plastic straws is not a new on in California. There are already two cities that have “straws-on-request” laws and The Los Angeles Times’ editorial page has endorsed some similar legislation.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

We WILL overcrowd our jails with those pesky straw pushers :roll:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

We WILL overcrowd our jails with those pesky straw pushers :roll:

Murder, rape, child molestation, and giving away plastic straws...seems pretty equal :-k

[PorkChopSandwiches]

:tup: They are doing the lords work over here.

[Hal-9000]

"...said 500 million straws are used in the U.S. daily"

Don't you have only like 250 million people?

2 a day for everyone?? :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I like 3 straws for every drink I get :hand:

[Hal-9000]

I think I used a straw back in 1987 for a Slurpee...what are you people, eight year olds? :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I think I used a straw back in 1987 for a Slurpee...what are you people, eight year olds? :lol:

So when you hit the drive thru at McD's or something like that, you just take the lid off the drink while you're driving? :-s

[Hal-9000]

So when you hit the drive thru at McD's or something like that, you just take the lid off the drink while you're driving? :-s

I usually buy food from drive thru's and have milk at home. I don't buy pop in a cup because...well, I'm not eight :lol:

I did used to buy the odd milkshake from McD's and used a straw, so I guess I contributed :shrug:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:facepalm:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I understand this to be in a regular restaurant. Not necessarily drive thrus

[Hal-9000]

It's the stat of 500 million straws per day used...

First world wastage and Lance is a heavy contributor to the problem :x

[Pony]

We WILL overcrowd our jails with those pesky straw pushers :roll:

There will be plenty of room once they release all the illegal criminals back onto the streets.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It's the stat of 500 million straws per day used...

First world wastage and Lance is a heavy contributor to the problem :x

Sometimes I go to the straw dispenser and take 8 or 10 and just throw them in the trash :dance2:

[Hal-9000]

1-800-TIPS :shifty:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Sometimes I go to the straw dispenser and take 8 or 10 and just throw them in the trash :dance2:

I throw them straight into the ocean

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I throw them straight into the ocean

:bow:

[Hal-9000]

I throw them straight into the ocean

You're responsible for the state of California right now :lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

:dance:

[deebakes]

hal drinks milk like he's some sort of infant :lol: