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Old Nov 15, 2012, 7:01 pm
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Originally Posted by highflier1979
Now that this new law has had a few months to shake out ... is it being enforced?
Doesn't seem to be very much. At least on twitter I've seen comments from Rome that snacking is going on right under officers' noises, with no fines being given. And the ordinance is set to expire in January.

Here's an interesting blog post from the American Institute for Roman Culture:

No time for snack time: Rome’s anti-eating ordinance
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