tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post6447961680267840757..comments2023-10-07T22:37:49.244+13:00Comments on The Hand Mirror: Horridkatyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15742280289613450293noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-34131951422267405482008-10-28T15:07:00.000+13:002008-10-28T15:07:00.000+13:00"Naughty, Timmy! What did Mummy tell you about pla..."Naughty, Timmy! What did Mummy tell you about playing with the Uzi? Remember Timmy, we talked about it at your birthday and you said; Mummy, when can I give up the 308 and start using an Uzi like a real man?, That's right! Not till you're at least nine"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-76386301115857953762008-10-28T14:05:00.000+13:002008-10-28T14:05:00.000+13:00Personally I'm not comfortable with the idea of th...Personally I'm not comfortable with the idea of the police fulminating about whether the laws they enforce are good laws, because they might often reach conclusions that aren't shared by the public in general, particularly around issues such as sexual violence or civil rights.<BR/><BR/>I agree that the newspaper is taking an extremely legalist approach to the issue (which they would doubtless call 'just reporting the facts'). But the sad fact is that gun laws are a dead letter politically in the USA, even more than they were at the beginning of the Bush era - and that's less to do with Bush aggressively pushing firearms legislation and more to do with the Democrats putting it in the 'too hard' box.DPF:TLDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06372937855256319716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-5908254765483736952008-10-28T13:57:00.000+13:002008-10-28T13:57:00.000+13:00I'd say it's everyone's job. I found it odd that ...I'd say it's everyone's job. I found it odd that the article reported the Police's response, as opposed to probing the broader issues this sort of incident raises about public safety, gun control, welfare of children, etc. <BR/><BR/>And let's not pretend you hate bitching about process, Hugh ... ;-)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076244041878300351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-57260555259294569022008-10-28T13:33:00.000+13:002008-10-28T13:33:00.000+13:00I hate to be the guy bitching about process, but i...I hate to be the guy bitching about process, but is "asking what kind of perverse culture allows a child to handle a submachine gun at a public event" the police's job?DPF:TLDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06372937855256319716noreply@blogger.com