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Michigan Civil Rights Department Director Linda Parker issued a statement saying she was disturbed to learn of the plan. She said Michigan bans discrimination based on age or sex, so Stelma’s plan would be “a clear violation of the law.” The release was apparently made after Kent County Sheriff Larry Stelma said something about targeting young males for heavy enforcement, but the exact reasons for the statement are unclear in the article. However, this presents an interesting opportunity for those who want to appeal seatbelt tickets issued in Michigan.

Apparently, governments know no bounds when forcing people to wear a seatbelt. The latest one is seatbelt non-wearers could be terrorists. Air travelers bound for Israel are now being required by Israeli aviation security officials to fasten their seatbelts at least 30 minutes prior to landing. Of course, this rule would suggest that those who fail to do so are terrorists.

Apparently, the word terrorism has lost its punch, if that’s all it takes to be a terrorist, then there is a good chance that we are all terrorists in our own little ways. We here at SITCIOT never thought we’d see a day when not wearing a seatbelt would constitute terrorism.

After U.S. Consumer Reports complained that Billy Ray Cyrus and his daughter were depicted in the hit Disney series “Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour” in the back seat of a car without wearing seat belts, the star apologized, saying seatbelt safety was “very important”.

From Reuters:

Consumer Reports said Cyrus and his 15-year-old daughter were filmed riding in a Range Rover on the way to rehearsal for the concert tour and neither was wearing a seat belt. The magazine said in a blog posting that movie and TV shows did influence how children and adults acted in daily life. “Simply put, not wearing seat belts while riding in the rear seat of a vehicle is dangerous,” said the blog posting.

Apparently, Consumer Reports is getting desperate for things to write about but they don’t seem to have any trouble coping with all of the violence on television. Nor did they address the impact of how having more shopping channels than educational channels can turn children into mindless brain dead consumers who can only say “Buy, Buy, Buy!”.