bobbyw24
10-06-2011, 08:58 AM
When wet T-shirt contests and mechanical bulls weren't enough to attract crowds to bars in the 1980s, some bar owners began the spectacle of "dwarf-tossing" -- launching little people for the amusement of an audience.
Groups representing dwarfs or little people called the activity dehumanizing and reminiscent of circus sideshow days.
Controversy ensued in the late 1980s and an embarrassing national media spotlight focused yet again on Florida. The Legislature responded in 1989 by adopting a new state law that that essentially banned the practice in bars for safety reasons.
On Monday, Rep. Ritch Workman, R-Melbourne, filed HB 4063 to repeal the law. He says he doesn't condone the dwarf tossing but he thinks the prohibition takes away freedoms and is against the American way.
http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=24841361&utm_source=not_lt_user&utm_medium=article_link&utm_campaign=current_email
Groups representing dwarfs or little people called the activity dehumanizing and reminiscent of circus sideshow days.
Controversy ensued in the late 1980s and an embarrassing national media spotlight focused yet again on Florida. The Legislature responded in 1989 by adopting a new state law that that essentially banned the practice in bars for safety reasons.
On Monday, Rep. Ritch Workman, R-Melbourne, filed HB 4063 to repeal the law. He says he doesn't condone the dwarf tossing but he thinks the prohibition takes away freedoms and is against the American way.
http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=24841361&utm_source=not_lt_user&utm_medium=article_link&utm_campaign=current_email