Last Words
Shush, not cash
By Wired News
15/01/2003
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, saying a "Shush!" might work better than a fine, vetoed a bill that would ban the use of cell phones at public performances.
"We do not hesitate to shush," Bloomberg wrote in a letter to the city clerk to veto the bill. "Some standards of conduct, not directly affecting public health or safety, can best be enforced not through legislation but through less formal means."
The city council, which passed the bill last month, has enough votes to override Bloomberg's veto. It was unclear when a council vote would take place.
Under the legislation, the ban would include concerts, movies, plays, lectures, dance performances, museums, libraries and galleries. Talking on a cell phone, listening on one or even having one ring during a performance would constitute a violation -- and a $50 fine.
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