Boy forces Colorado town to cancel ban on snowball

A nine-year-old boy from the city of Severance, Colorado, successfully campaigned for the abolition of an archaic ban on snowball fights.

The rule was part of an old ordinance prohibiting the launch of missiles, such as stones, on property or persons living in the city.

Dane Best says that he defended the cause on behalf of his friends and classmates.

He gave a presentation on the subject to a city council, which supported his message on Monday evening.

"Severance's children want to be able to participate in a snowball fight like the rest of the world," said Dane at a three-minute presentation, revealed the Greeley Tribune.

"The law was created many times, today's children need a reason to play outside."

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His mother said that he had learned about the existence of this technical ban during a visit to the Severance mayor's office, which is north of Denver.

Kyle Rietkerk, Assistant Administrator of the City of Severance, said: "All children are still stunned" when they discover that it is illegal to throw snowballs there down, reports AP.

Children with & # 39; You have the power to change the law & # 39 ;. No one has done it, "he said.

The law itself is thought to date back to the founding of the city about 100 years ago, although no one seems to have been charged of the offense.

After the young militant The results were unanimous.

At the end of the ban, the mayor of the city handed over to Dane and his brother Dax, aged four years, the first legal snowballs in the history of the city.

"We are proud of it. Derrick Best, Dane's father, told CBS Denver.

The family would now look at other unusual laws in the city, including the one that recognizes cats and dogs as pets.

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