Not exactly sure what the Louisiana lawmakers were thinking to use some of the fines collected from violators of noise pollution to go to the Louisiana Commission for the Deaf. Does this even sound a bit patronizing?LaFonta said his House Bill 55 banning exterior sound systems on most vehicles is designed to reduce noise pollution. Violators must be fined at least $500, with some of the money going to the Louisiana Commission for the Deaf.$500 dollars a pop? Isn't that a bit excesssive? Was there ever a $500 speeding ticket? Maybe next time draft up a law that would fine graffiti violators and use some of the money to go to the commission for the blind, too? Or direct some of the funds to a starving artist program? How about making sure those funds go to someplace that's a bit more specific like set up a fund to help pay the costs for emergency assistence for deaf/hh people displaced by a hurricane instead? Since there were so many instances of communication confusion (or lack of communication) by those who are deaf and hard of hearing, it'd be a better use of the money for those emergency purposes. Or maybe direct the money into a special fund for those who can't afford hearing aids instead? Or maybe a cochlear implant fund?
Yeahhh.
