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Originally posted by Duality
reply to post by Tybrus
Yes, I would apply this to guns too. Calling them tools is usually an attempt to dodge the fact that they're devices engineered to kill.
[edit on 30/3/08 by Duality]
Originally posted by Zaphod58
The problem here is that they CAN'T catch them. There are apartment buildings all along the flight path of most airports.
Originally posted by tezzajw
The newspaper article differs slightly from the online article.
Here's the paragraph of the newspaper article that I think is a joke:
Federal Home Affairs Minister Bob Debus said he would look at banning the import of laser lights and increasing jail times for offenders.
Another example of taking away our basic right to enjoy toys? How many more times are we going to be told what we can and can't do or have?
www.news.com.au
(visit the link for the full news article)
Tezza I think your indifference to cockpit laser attacks is childish and less than exemplary. Your emphasis on the right to own a laser and lack of concern for the safety of hundreds of people is......sick. How bout we put your mum, daddy, grandparents and you in a landing plane getting cluster lased and see how you feel about it then.
Regards,
John
Forks are used to EAT, but where I am from they use them as weapons! SO, they must have been DESIGNED and continue to make forks to be used as WAEPONS. Great logic ya got,... seems like your logic has been turned into a weapon against your MIND... which one to we ban now? your LOGIC or your MIND.
Originally posted by Zaphod58
Uh, yes they do still fly it. They are still responsible for landing and taking off, and that sort of needs them to be able to see. Do you have ANY idea how many runway incursions there are every MONTH? If a pilot couldn't see the runway, he'd never know there was another plane there and go around and we'd have THOUSANDS of people dying.
Originally posted by tezzajw
Ok, fine. Use your same argument for guns. They're also toys, so are we allowed to take them away or not?
A few people mis-use lasers, so does that give the GOVERNMENT the right to ban them for all users? I don't think so.