I can see clearly that the following proposals have little likelihood of being implemented. Unless, of course, I am elected Emperor by acclamation. Laugh, if you will, but it could happen.
The intent of these proposals is to stop texting while driving. Not slow it down or punish the texters, stop it. As with any other activity in which it is possible to kill others as well as one's self, decreasing the frequency is not really a good solution. Stop it is what we must do. Texters kill others. I can tolerate their killing themselves, and preferably early in their lives, if possible prior to breeding.
First: Anyone convicted of texting while driving or caught while texting has the following sanctions:
Driver's licence suspended for 6 months for a first offense; Driver's license forfeited for life for a second offense. But wait. There's more.
Second: A "texter" will have his smartphone confiscated and impounded permanently. Of course, there is nothing to stop a texter from buying another phone, and thus
Third: Their phone account is suspended for 3 months. For a second offense they are prohibited from having a phone at all for 6 months; for a third offense it is prohibited for life.
For additional offenses the texter is placed under "house arrest", which means he or she wears an ankle bracelet with GPS and is limited to his/her home and employment for 1 year. I believe that for these compulsively socially-addicted people this punishment would be very effective.
Another suggestion I received was to require convicted texters to have their car marked in some appropriate way, such as a flashing red light on the roof, so that the rest of us can be aware of them and take appropriate precautions.
As Emperor I will be open to suggestions, and the more ingenious ones will be rewarded appropriately.
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