Seeing as it was done by a high-school cheer squad, I'm going to guess a person (or people) uncomfortable with their own bodies/self image
For someone so concerned with our current global and national state of affairs, I'd think you'd have more time than to waste it on poor little cheerleaders.
what about all the oil that sits on the road and other nasty chemicals that are in the road that get washed into that thing by 'storm water' some people are fucking retarded as fuck dude.
Stories like this are small examples that fit into the big picture. The government whether it be local, state and federal is like an octupus entangling itself in every aspect of life. Big brother is here. 1984 is now its just been dressed up for us by the power of spin doctor and advertising professionals.
Too much soapy water can lead to an excess of nitrogen and phosphorus content in soil, which can contaminate or damage the plants that grow from it. The city just wants people to contain the mess they make washing things with water. It doesn't seem like a huge deal, but maybe I'm missing something?
We aren't quite to 1984, but I don't totally disagree with you. My point is, why not put your energies to more useful and larger issues. Small stories may be vaguely linked to larger problems but we don't have time to work through every small problem. It's tackle the big problems time.
Yeah. You're missing that they want people to wash their cars on their lawns, and contaminate the soil directly.
Nothing wrong with it, but the environmental concerns are more important. The school could have a baking sale or raffle to raise the money for their trip.
They weren't even shut down. City officials gave them tips on how to not pollute the environment. How is this news? Contaminating our ground water with surfactants is not a "small thing", even if it is wrapped up in a cute and harmless cheerleading outfit. For those who aren't aware of how surfactants work: And there is more than enough evidence to show that surfactants lead to real biological and environmental damage. http://www.ideaconnection.com/crowdfunding/isolation-and-characterization-of-biosurfactant-produ-00041.html http://www.iwaponline.com/wpt/005/0001/0050001.pdf http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk/activities/water-quality/wq8_46.htm http://idosi.org/wasj/wasj17%288%2912/8.pdf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11379138
The only reason the government got involved here is because they were receiving complaints. If this is a question of freedom, then the argument you seem to be making is that the cheerleaders should be free to hold their car wash, and pollute the water, and that no one has the right (or freedom) to complain. Science tells us that surfactants in water can be very harmful to the environment. Should everyone else just ignore the science of it all and keep their mouth's shut? You are defending the rights of the cheerleader's but by doing so you seem to be implying that no one else has the right to defend their water.
This way of thinking always reminds me of the creationist argument that it's all ok, god is in control and it must be part of his plan.