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Replace "boat" with nuke and the argument starts to sound ridiculous. If I happen to find some plutonium in my backyard and build an improvised WOMD in my garag

by Too 10y ago

Replace "boat" with nuke and the argument starts to sound ridiculous. If I happen to find some plutonium in my backyard and build an improvised WOMD in my garage i dont expect the government to be obliged to sign a contract for buying 100s of them. Nor do I expect to be able to sell them to Isis, Japan, my neighbor or whoever else is ready to pay. In fact I would expect to be thrown into jail without even seeing court.

syshum 10y ago
>>Replace "boat" with nuke and the argument starts to sound ridiculous. Why would one do that, there is no law agaist making a boat, it is criminal to make a nuclear device. Thus your argument is not only a Straw man but a moronic one at that. >>>In fact I would expect to be thrown into jail without even seeing court. Really? Then I feel sorry for the world you want to exist in. Even if you did build said nuke, I would expect you to get Due Process, but charged under the criminal laws of the land, and be held to account by a Jury of your peers To believe the government should have the authority to throw you in jail with out trail is extremely dangerous.
- MrQuincle 10y ago
  I agree with the need for courts. Apart from that there is a lot not criminal, but highly suspect: + 200W laser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUoe-9bKa0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUoe-9bKa0 + machine gun on quad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU
- MrQuincle 10y ago
  I agree with the need for courts. Apart from that there is a lot not criminal, but highly suspect: + 200W laser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUoe-9bKa0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUoe-9bKa0 + machine gun on quad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU
- Too 10y ago
  The whole idea was to make the argument moronic to show the extreme end of the spectrum. Somewhere you have to draw the line, when does the boat become a weapon? Some weapons are also legal to posses, but others aren't, where do you draw that line? Is a kitchen knife a weapon? A sword? Are you allowed to export a sword? a gun? a RPG? armored personnel transport? A tank? A Helicopter? A jet fighter? Cryptography? Radars? Regarding the court it's definitely not expressing my opinion, more like extra spices on the rant :) In case that wasn't obvious.

by Too 10y ago

syshum 10y ago

>>Replace "boat" with nuke and the argument starts to sound ridiculous. Why would one do that, there is no law agaist making a boat, it is criminal to make a nuclear device. Thus your argument is not only a Straw man but a moronic one at that. >>>In fact I would expect to be thrown into jail without even seeing court. Really? Then I feel sorry for the world you want to exist in. Even if you did build said nuke, I would expect you to get Due Process, but charged under the criminal laws of the land, and be held to account by a Jury of your peers To believe the government should have the authority to throw you in jail with out trail is extremely dangerous.

MrQuincle 10y ago
I agree with the need for courts. Apart from that there is a lot not criminal, but highly suspect: + 200W laser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUoe-9bKa0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUoe-9bKa0 + machine gun on quad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU
MrQuincle 10y ago
I agree with the need for courts. Apart from that there is a lot not criminal, but highly suspect: + 200W laser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUoe-9bKa0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUoe-9bKa0 + machine gun on quad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU
Too 10y ago
The whole idea was to make the argument moronic to show the extreme end of the spectrum. Somewhere you have to draw the line, when does the boat become a weapon? Some weapons are also legal to posses, but others aren't, where do you draw that line? Is a kitchen knife a weapon? A sword? Are you allowed to export a sword? a gun? a RPG? armored personnel transport? A tank? A Helicopter? A jet fighter? Cryptography? Radars? Regarding the court it's definitely not expressing my opinion, more like extra spices on the rant :) In case that wasn't obvious.