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Originally posted by dylLet's be honest. Most people don't want to die. A plane full of people with guns that don't want to die = the pilot and crew are protected from the few that are trying to sacrifice themselves for allah. Okay, yes, gunshots in a pressurized cabin are never a good idea, but it wouldn't be commonplace anyway.
You think everyone should be allowed on aeroplanes with guns? I think I'll walk (preferably in the direction of somewhere with tighter gun control).
Your country clearly doesn't have a second ammendment.
Edit: from another view. Airlines should be able to restrict weapons or choose not to, not be mandated by the governement to screen everyone for anything metalic on their person, shoes, or baggage. I personally would fly on the plane where I, and everyone else at age of majority carries a handgun.
Originally posted by CoconutYou're advocating mid-air gun battles. Even if the 'baddies' lose, I don't think the end result will be very pretty.
Let's be honest. Most people don't want to die. A plane full of people with guns that don't want to die = the pilot and crew are protected from the few that are trying to sacrifice themselves for allah. Okay, yes, gunshots in a pressurized cabin are never a good idea, but it wouldn't be commonplace anyway.
Your country clearly doesn't have a second ammend ...[text shortened]... lly would fly on the plane where I, and everyone else at age of majority carries a handgun.
(Use your brain)
Originally posted by scottishinnzIn terms of harder drugs, well what of them? Should they be legal too?
I think smoking weed is probably the tip of the iceberg. There are studies that suggest long term effects, even though it's not conclusive. I'd say more studies are in order, but prudence is probably not a bad thing. In terms of harder drugs, well what of them? Should they be legal too? I don't really care about weed, but I do think some drugs shoul ...[text shortened]... f they were legal there'd be less crime too - is that a path you'd like to follow too?
Yes.
Well, the same could be said of rape, or murder. If they were legal there'd be less crime too - is that a path you'd like to follow too?
No. I consider rape and murder to be things the police should be dealing with instead of stepping on peoples' right to pursue happiness.
Originally posted by sasquatch672Leave him alone. Why are you harassing him? Focus on the argument, not the person.
So, let me get this straight. You start a thread where you say lots of things should be legalized, but when I call you on it, and want you to fess up and let the world know what you really want legalized, you clam up.
Why would that be? Why have you developed this sudden fear of speaking your mind?
Originally posted by flyUnityQuite frankly I care very little about others, with the exception of my immediate family and friends, and if you want to injest a harmful substance that's on you.
ok do you think that prescription drugs should be available to anyone who wants it? Let's say someone wanted to take a prescription diet pill, such as "Phen-Fen" (phentermine and fenfluramine). First, one needs a prescription, and a doctor won't prescribe the drug unless he/she deems it necessary. Secondly, this drug has now been removed from the market due ...[text shortened]...
take a look here
http://www.sarnia.com/groups/antidrug/argument/myths.html
You speak of drug wars as if drug addicts are swarming through the streets. Your a victim of propeganda and marketing.
Your stretch to 'Hitler not being so bad' is comical at best. You should take your show on the road.
Quite frankly, the poor and the ignorant are deserving of nothing except my contempt if they act to keep themselves there. Oportunity abounds in the Western word and you only have yourself to blame if you are not industrious enough to make a living. Destroying yourself and others with drugs is not the the necessary conclusion of legalizing drugs. If you believe this you're an idiot.
I'd hazard a guess that I've committed deviant acts and consummed vast amounts of pharmaceuticals that would make you label me the lowest of the low. Nonetheless I am a productive member of society and this comes from knowing my limitations and to some extent pushing boundries. Legalities do not make people good, moral or ethical, just afraid of consequences.
Pull your head out of the sand.
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Originally posted by AThousandYoungAs usual, sasquatch is unable to draw the line. He knows full well he should leave this particular topic alone, (first rule of the PFC). It serves no purpose here to pursue it.
Leave him alone. Why are you harassing him? Focus on the argument, not the person.
Originally posted by StarrmanSasquatch lasted such a short time in the PFC that so few people noticed he was even a member that mere mention of his membershit violates rules 1 and 2.
As usual, sasquatch is unable to draw the line. He knows full well he should leave this particular topic alone, (first rule of the PFC). It serves no purpose here to pursue it.
Originally posted by CoconutThis is the most insane thing I've read in these forums and that's saying a lot.
Let's be honest. Most people don't want to die. A plane full of people with guns that don't want to die = the pilot and crew are protected from the few that are trying to sacrifice themselves for allah. Okay, yes, gunshots in a pressurized cabin are never a good idea, but it wouldn't be commonplace anyway.
Your country clearly doesn't have a second ammend ...[text shortened]... lly would fly on the plane where I, and everyone else at age of majority carries a handgun.
If you didn't realize it by now, hijacking planes has a political tool being used for some decades now. After 9.11 the destructive power of ramming a plane into a target also became apparent to everyone. If you think allowing guns in a plane would serve as deterrent, I think you don't understand that the people who do this are normally expecting being surrounded by army or special forces the minute they land and to die trying if it need be.
What good could a gun do in a pressurized cabin anyway? In a hostage situation, some hostage firing a gun would result in the probable death of everyone in the plane.
Originally posted by WajomaNo, you're the one saying two parties must be involved for there to be a crime. Suicide is illegal. I can see one party, but where is the other? Either that, or your definition of what makes a crime is wrong.
Because no deadmen are islands? You tell me. I'm the one saying it's not a crime to top yourself.
Originally posted by CoconutI think you need to keep off the mind altering drugs. Do you really believe that allowing guns onto airplanes would result in lower rates of hijaking? Are you nuts? If you look at the stats on a country by country basis you'll see that the countries that implement gun control typically have lower rates of violent crime.
Certainly not. Guns are what gives the government and CRIMINALS power over others. Everyone should own a gun. If everyone on the sept 11 flights had guns, there would have been no downed trade towers. If everyone in columbine had a gun, there would be no 12 victims. Because guns are banned in these places, anyone who gets one there against the law is in complete control.
Originally posted by scottishinnzI think you need to keep off the mind altering drugs, I KNOW there are laws against victimless crimes, a law against suicide is one of them. I'm saying how can there be a crime if there is no victim. Busybodies and control freaks have their definition of "crime" and I have mine.
No, you're the one saying two parties must be involved for there to be a crime. Suicide is illegal. I can see one party, but where is the other? Either that, or your definition of what makes a crime is wrong.