First, let me emphasize that this is not a parody. It’s a real story, with quotes and facts and everything. Bill Workman is a Republican state legislator with a bold plan to help Florida’s economy: he wants to lift the ban on dwarf tossing to create jobs. Yep. Here’s a true quote:
“I’m on a quest to seek and destroy unnecessary burdens on the freedom and liberties of people,” Workman said. “This is an example of Big Brother government.
“All that it does is prevent some dwarfs from getting jobs they would be happy to get,” Workman said. “In this economy, or any economy, why would we want to prevent people from getting gainful employment?”
Dwarf tossing — not a term I would prefer but that’s what they call it — was banned in Florida in 1989.
“The people who were thrown were alcoholics with low self-esteem,” said Robert Van Etten, 62, an engineering consultant and former president of Little People of America. “Many of them were injured. One committed suicide.”
Bringing dwarf tossing back to Florida is a step backward, he said, a move that signals a permissive air of mockery on an entire class of people.
“It’s something that brings out the worst element in some people, and it’s focused on people who are the most vulnerable,” Van Etten said.
Workman is actually crafting a bill to repeal the ban, which he will present to the Florida State Senate. The Palm Beach Post, amusingly, is calling the bill “Leave No Tossed Dwarf Behind.”
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