Monday Madness: The Straw Law

The Straw Law

By Sierra

OK, there is a really odd law that California is trying to pass, I call it The Straw Law.

If this law passed, it would mean that if a waiter or waitress placed a plastic straw on a customer's table without asking whether he or she wants it,

 they will be fined $1,000 or sentenced to six months in jail! 

We are going to talk about the pros and cons for if this law was passed. 

Pros: You won't be wasting plastic if you didn't want a straw. 

People who think plastic is bad for the environment won't have to touch them or worry. 

Cons: First of all there are a lot of elderly women who have been doing this for thirty or more years. They are great at their job, being hostesses to people dining. 

However, they probably don't have any retirement money in the bank and are just trying to get by. If they mess up by accidentally leaving a plastic straw on someone's table, 

it could leave them with a whole lot of bills. 

Secondly, there are also the younger adults who possibly are saving for college, 

or already in debt because of college.

They are trying to make a living, and likely already have a mountain of bills 

sitting on the desk at home. 

Both of these groups of people could be going through it mentally, this would make any normal person feel stressed and forgetful. 

Then that one day comes, that day that they are just trying to get through and WHAM! 

They are in court, either adding a new bill to the pile or going to jail. Spending the rest of their lives regretting that small mistake that will keep them in the diner for the next twenty years, or a past they want to forget.

That is the pros and cons of this new law for California.  

To top it off....did YOU know that straws were invented 130 years years ago???