An exemplary politician

[Heep]

This guy rules

Another innovative idea was to use mimes to improve both traffic and citizens' behavior. Initially 20 professional mimes shadowed pedestrians who didn't follow crossing rules: A pedestrian running across the road would be tracked by a mime who mocked his every move. Mimes also poked fun at reckless drivers. The program was so popular that another 400 people were trained as mimes.

Read the rest here (Harvard Gazette)

[lazysmurff]

"In a society where human life has lost value," he said, "there cannot be another priority than re-establishing respect for life as the main right and duty of citizens."

i like him already. mockus for prez!

[fredjacksonsan]

I concur, he's got the right idea....

[Raz_Kaz]

Give the man a prize