Bill would end Florida ban on "dwarf-tossing"

[RickySilk]

http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=24841361


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On Monday, Rep. Ritch Workman, R-Melbourne, filed HB 4063 to repeal the law. He says he doesn't condone the dwarf tossing but he thinks the prohibition takes away freedoms and is against the American way.

The person with dwarfism is equipped with a harness around his torso and is spun around and eventually thrown by another person onto mattresses placed on the ground. The person who throws the little person for the greatest distance wins the contest, according a 2001 statement by Little People of America.

"To me it's an archaic kind of Big Brother law that says, 'We don't like that activity,'" Workman said. "Well, there is nothing immoral or illegal about that activity. All we really did by passing that law was take away some employment from some little people."
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Hotair already got a hold of it as evidenced by the "don't touch my dwarf freedoms" comments.

[hlthe2b]

1. I'd like to see how far Rep. Ritch Workman could be tossed.

at least OUT of office. Moron. :eyes:

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. The Onion, right?

"All we really did by passing that law was take away some employment from some little people."

THIS is the only legislation that this doofus could think to come up with???

[Ian David]

4. It's hard to distinguish The Onion from Florida. n/t

[Scuba]

5. +1

[Ian David]

3. How about instead of tossing dwarves, they hire them to play music?

http://www.minikiss.com/

[Myrina]

6. Does that mean tossing intellectual dwarves (Tea Partiers) is ok too?

:shrug:

[Doctor_J]

7. Nothing immoral about that?

I guess when you have Republican "morals"

[formercia]

8. Florida has been tossing Little People over the side for many years.

So, what does this change, except to make it legal?


"don't touch my dwarf freedoms"


I think he was referring to his Dick.

[struggle4progress]

9. Excellent! I shall certainly reference Ritch's concern whenever I hear "nanny state" in conversation

"Republicans are very concerned about your dwarf-tossing rights," I shall say

Meanwhile, I think I'll educate myself about the possibility of abnormal bone fragility in persons with profound short stature

[struggle4progress]

10. Coming up next: Ritch wants to know why we can't use babies as soccer balls in Florida