Laser pointers should be classed as "offensive weapons", the British Airline Pilots Association has said. [More]Basically, they're saying the subjects of the Crown can't be trusted with light.
Perhaps, noting they're still subjects of a Crown, that's a correct assumption.
[Via Florida Guy]
The British supposition that they can prevent bad things from happening by depriving their subjects of the tools to defend themselves reaches extraordinary proportions. This even only goes to prove the fallacy of their reasoning.
ReplyDeleteBad people will do bad things. You can pass the laws to deprive them of tools, but you can't stop the bad things from happening.
The only real consequence of bad laws is that only good people will obey them.