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Authorities of the small Philippine city of Binalonan, province Pangasinan, decided to fight the spread of harmful rumors on legislative level by simply banning locals to gossip.
If you are first caught here by “washing” someone you will be forced to pay a fine of about 4 dollars and 3 hours to remove garbage from the streets. Repeat offense will cost you 10-20 dollars and 8 hours of community service cleaning the city.
Despite the fact that the unusual law does not clearly state that it is classified as gossip, the mayor of Ramon Guico photo below) more than once told reporters that in Binalonan from now on It is forbidden to discuss at least personal life and financial condition other people.
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It is noteworthy that this legal innovation was adopted here in 2017, however, the world media seems to have learned about him only now. It is reported that several dozen local residents have already been fined for publicly spreading rumors in the amount of about 10 dollars each and spent a third of the day collecting garbage on the streets.
It’s also interesting that bizarre law only applies here. in the summer, since the warmer months are supposedly the worst time for such inappropriate behavior. Heat, they say, makes locals get together, hiding in the shade, and pushing lively in the language of the townspeople discuss someone else’s personal life: who, to whom and with who cheats, who is mired in debt, who has gone into a binge, etc.
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The 44-year-old mayor says:
Citizens spend their precious time on nonsense, and so unpleasant. Is there really nothing else for them to do? Ban gossip is one of our steps towards creating a conscious and moral society. Artistry, if you didn’t know capable of destroying families and lives, because we do not intend to put up with such dishonesty. Perhaps someday people themselves will realize that it’s impossible to spread rumors, but so far you have to punish them with money and community service. This ruling is intended remind us all that we must take responsibility for each the word we uttered.
Some citizens, by the way, tried to prove that this law restricts their freedom of speech, however the city hall denies this, arguing that the spread of gossip conflicts with the rights of others. As you know, the freedom of one person ends where the freedom of the other begins.
As for the journalists, they made sure that in two years after the adoption of such a strange law at first glance, in Binalonans began to gossip less. Some really afraid of punishment for it, but most citizens simply became more consciously approach empty talk and practically supports the mayor in his here such not quite ordinary undertakings.
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