From the town that banned leaf blowers, next we will ban fishing.

The Friends of Halsey Pond have made it very clear that fishing is a dangerous activity – see their recent correspondence to the village:

The current movement to ban fishing at Halsey Pond has nothing to do with fishing – it has to do with littering.

Those who are too inconsiderate to follow basic decorum and dispose of garbage appropriately will not care whether or not it is legal to fish at a pond.

The letter goes further to highlight that the reason fishing needs to be banned is there is no way to enforce the existing rules against littering.

How will a new rule prohibiting fishing be enforced? Is the problem the rule, or the availability of enforcement?

All this will accomplish is inhibiting law-abiding residents from performing an innocuous activity.

After we ban fishing, here is a list of commensurate activities we should be sure to ban at Halsey Pond as well – just to be safe:

1. Flossing
2. Jump rope
3. Knitting
4. Tying shoes
5. Crocheting
6. Weaving
7. Tug-of-war
8. Flying kites
9. Drying clothing with a clothes line
10. Beading bracelets