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bouzane on 28 January 2016
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pokoko said:
bouzane said:
pokoko said:

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/18/us/21-die-in-stampede-of-1500-at-chicago-nightclub.html?pagewanted=all

 

Yeah, those deaths would have also occurred if somebody had simply pulled a firealarm (or shouted the word fire) because if you read the article you would have noticed that the club was over double the legal occupancy and several exits had been barred / locked. Sorry but that is a pathetic attempt to justify nanny-state laws that prohibit a defensive tool that could be used to prevent rape (or worse). Sure, pepper spray / mace can be used offensively but so can just about anything I put my hands on. I can use a can of aerosol deodorant and a lighter to quickly and efficiently burn most buildings to the ground for example.

Looks like you want to be an ass for no reason in a simple discussion.  Sorry, but that's a pathetic attempt to justify anything.  Oh, you can kill someone with a cat, so nothing should be illegal, ever, is such an immature way of thinking.  You can die in a crash at 45mph so why even have speed limits?  Obviously, as with anything, it's about risk versus reward.  Also, if you had read my posts, you'd know that I never said it should be illegal, only why it was probably made illegal.  

 

I never implied that you were rallying to make anything illegal, just that your reasoning was pathetic (which it is). If you had read the article you posted, you'd know that it did absolutely nothing to highlight the dangers of pepper spray / mace but instead the conditions at that particular night club.

Maybe we can stop being so defensive, insulting and instead focus our efforts on constructing well thought out posts backed up by facts.

Edit: Your comment about my way of thinking being immature is hilarious coming from you by the way. The examples you list are pathetic and your attempts to misrepresent my stance are childish so stop trying. Pepper spray is an excellent non-lethal weapon and the possibility of it causing serious harm is indeed a terrible reason for it to be illegal, regardless of whether or not you personally believe it should be.