The Metropolis

New York bans smoking in parks, then realises it's completely unenforceable

Mike Pollitt | Thursday 26 May, 2011 13:40

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“Parks patrol officers have been told to politely enforce the new smoking ban — and set up a system where violators essentially have to beg for a ticket before they’ll be fined.”
The New York Post reports on the city’s slightly crazy outdoor smoking ban. This could never happen here. Could it?

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