NJ town approves $1000 fine for not taking cover during lightning strikes

[dw_10rosefan]

A New Jersey town has approved a plan to fine residents $1,000 if they don't run for cover within 10 minutes of a lightning warning. The boro council in Cresskill took the action after sports teams were refusing to get off fields and parks during severe weather

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[nextdrinksonme]

As someone who's been struck by lightning, I'm pretty cool with fining coaches who don't make the kids they're coaching get off the field when there's lightning.

I don't think we should really fine all adults, though. That's their own choice.

I wonder how safe the strobes are to have.

[policraticus]

In other news, pending Cresskill legislation will impose fines on people who don't look both ways before crossing the street, swim less than 30 minutes after eating and are caught running with scissors.

[astridmyrna]

the issue has been ongoing on playing fields and public pools.

I agree that people need to be more educated on where to hide/why you should not be in an open field (and apparently not in a pool too jfc), but I'm fine with people getting fined when they're putting other people's lives at risk because of a damn soccer game.

[tinylegacies]

Agreed

[turkwriter]

I actually knew one of the boys killed in the lightning strike in 2006 so, no, I don't find this idea to be stupid at all either.

[rhysande]

Good for Cresskill. I've been to too many games that coaches and referees refused to end and where many of the players' parents scathingly derided those who suggested the idea that the game should be called, even when the thunderstorm was directly overhead, because "a little rain won't hurt the kids". The willful ignorance and twisted machismo inherent in that type of attitude endangers everyone and those who interfere with clearing a field because of it deserve having to shell out $1,000 in fines.