Australia May Outlaw Laser Pointers
They were used against planes last week.
I’m sure criminals also used cars in Australia last week. Will the country ban them next?
On the other hand, I’m sick and tired of laser pointers myself. But the cats of Australia will be terribly disappointed.
moo • April 2, 2008 2:19 PM
Banning laser pointers may be treating the symptom, not the problem. I don’t know if treating the problem is practical in this case, though? The problem is that there are incredibly stupid or malicious people out there who think its okay to deliberately endanger other people’s lives from the safety of their own backyard, as long as they are not likely to be caught.
Maybe the only good thing about the ubiquitous global surveillance that we will have in the near future, is that we can catch the asshats who do things like this and send them to prison for a few years.
While we’re at it, lets lock up the people who take their dogs for a walk and don’t pick up their dogshit from the sidewalk. I hate those people too.