Three cheers for Mickey Nitpick

The Telegraph, in it’s oh-so trendy way, takes New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, to task for enforcing little known minor laws against such acts as allowing kittens to roam free on the Subway and sitting on milk crates. Bloomberg is turning New York into Nitpick City, they say.

Balderdash. Now, I have little time for a man who bans smoking on private property and hums and hars about putting something fucking big on the site of the World Trade Center. But on the questions of how many seats you should occupy on the Subway and where dogs might be allowed off the leash he is absolutely right.

It’s about time we had an elected official who is prepared to enforce all the laws – even the silly ones. As far as I am concerned the sillier the better as it sends out the message that the government takes the law seriously and that crime – in all its forms – will not pay.

So, three cheers for Mickey Nitpick.

I wonder if New York has the same ban on Christmas that we do in the UK. ‘Cause, Mickey, if you plan to enforce it and need a few deputies – you can count me in!