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Nanny State UK

• Yacoby 11y ago
  This is a Pilots Association saying they should be banned, not the government banning them.
• johneth 11y ago
  What a pointless comment. This is the pilot's union, who are obviously going to fight the corner of their members. Not the government.
• nailer 11y ago
  Your comment is accurate, but you need supporting messages for it to be an actual argument. The Times has an article about a nine year old boy, already blind in one eye, being given as laser pointer by his parents as a toy. The child damaged his working eye, and the parents felt comfortable enough in their own actions to speak to a national newspaper about it. Edit: Times version is paywalled, but here's Daily Mail: > Nine-year-old William Jackson was injured two years ago by one of three devices bought for him and his two brothers by their parents as a Christmas present. > The schoolboy, who is now 12, already had a lazy right eye and wore an eye patch. The injury to his other eye left him unable to read. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3393159/Laser-pens-blind-children-causing-eye-experts-call-new-laws-deal-powerful-devices-brought-UK-abroad.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3393159/Laser-pens-b... Times paywall URL: http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/article1654673.ece http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/ar...
• Johnny555 11y ago
  When kids aren't able to take care of themselves, they need a nanny. Based on the number of aircraft laser strikes every year (3700/year, not sure if that's US-only or world wide), lots of these laser owning kids can't take care of themselves. I'm sure there are lots of responsible high-power laser owners that use them responsibly with proper protective gear and controls to ensure that no one else is exposed, but this is a case of a few bad actors spoiling the fun for everyone else.