Originally Posted by
spoiledrotten
And here is the ordinance:
ORDINANCE OF'THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF'ALDERMEN OX'
THE CITY
OF RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI TO REQUIRE ALL PERSONS
TO WEAR PROTECTIVE HELMETS
WHEN RIDING A BICYCLE,
EITHER
AS AN OPERATOR OR A PASSENGER
V/HEREAS, the
Mayor and BoaĦd of Aldermen of the City of Ridgeland are
charged
with the obligation to protect and preserve public health, safety, and welfare;
ffid,
WHEREAS...[blah, blah,blah]
Whereas this sounds like a hot air proclamation made to the PTA during a speech, and not any legal code or requirement for anybody to do anything. What penalty is invoked by this evil government to violators of this so-called helmet ordinance?