THE DUI DEBATE
THEY EAT WHAT ON PIZZA?!
Strict Measures or Showing Compassion?
5 Wacky Pizza Trends From Around the World Here in the U.S., pineapple is considered a wild and controversial pizza topping. Even celebrities take a stand. Justin Bieber is pro-pineapple, but Jimmy Kimmel is against it. According to a 2019 YouGov Omnibus study, only anchovies and eggplant are more hated. But in other parts of the world, the tangy yellow fruit is far from the strangest topping you’ll see! Here are five wacky pizza trends from around the globe that will either make you hungry or inspire you to sprint the other way. You may want to order a comforting cheese pie from your favorite local pizzeria before reading this, just in case. 1. Banana-Curry Pizza (Sweden) —The Swedes first accessed bananas in 1944, and since then, they’ve put them on everything , including pizza which they top with tomato sauce, smoked cheese, banana slices, and curry powder. 2. Ketchup and Corn Pizza (Brazil) — According to several sources, Brazilians swap pizza sauce for ketchup or tomato slices and top their pies with strange combinations of local ingredients like corn, beets, hearts of palm, and potato sticks. 3. Haggis Pizza (Scotland) — Pizza may be the only semi-enjoyable way to eat haggis: a mix of sheep or calf offal, oatmeal, suet, and seasonings that are boiled in an animal’s stomach. Last year, Papa John’s got in on the action when it released a limited-edition haggis pizza in honor of a Scottish poet, Robert Burns. 4. Mockba Pizza (Russia) — This local pie comes topped with four kinds of fish (sardines, tuna, mackerel, and salmon), onions, herbs, and occasionally fish eggs. Most troubling of all, it’s served cold! 5. Chickpea Pancake Pizza (Argentina) — In Buenos Aires, locals top their super-cheesy pizza slices with fainá — chickpea pancakes cooked separately from the pies and balanced on top of each slice. Keep these pizzas in mind when planning your next international vacation! They might be tastier than they sound, and if not, they’ll still make great Instagram fodder. As actor Cole Sprouse once tweeted, “You’re losing followers
In many states, June brings the first taste of summer — and with it, an annual rise in DUI-related arrests and accidents. As you can imagine, there’s much debate as to why this occurs, but more surprisingly, there’s also a debate over the best way to stem the tide, with both state and local governments trying to find a solution to a problem that kills thousands of Americans every year. For some, the answer is simple: higher penalties, more jail time, and harsh consequences for the offender’s driving record. This is the old-school criminal justice logic. Scare someone badly enough, and they’ll stop doing something. The most recent movement among states in this camp is to lower the definition of intoxication from the common .08 blood alcohol content (BAC) to .05, .02, or even any detectable amount of alcohol at all. On the other side are those preaching compassionate criminal justice reform. These communities are more inclined to take a holistic view of crime and punishment; they recognize that DUIs are often a warning sign for other issues in a person’s life and argue that the penalties can cause someone to become a less productive member of society as opposed to a more upstanding citizen. The thinking goes that if you get your first DUI and lose your license, then you lose your job. Now you don’t have health insurance, and you need the state to help with unemployment and food stamps. Who is benefiting here? Nobody. The answer may lie in the middle of these two views. Some enlightened communities are pushing for lower limits on BAC but also lower penalties for a DUI — or at least penalties that don’t ruin a person’s life, especially for the first infraction. There is also a correlation between access to Uber or other ride service and lower DUIs. We encourage everyone not to drink and drive this summer — no, not even one drink! We also encourage you to get involved in community efforts to curb DUIs. Smart policymaking makes everyone a little bit safer.
because you’re not relatable enough. Try mentioning that you eat pizza. If that doesn’t work, play the ukulele.”
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