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The cries of ‘Nanny State’ have already begun on Talkbcak radio as news broke that the Gummint was looking to ban fireworks. “It’s bloody Nanny State mate” said Clive from Rotorua, “Probably dreamt up by those man hating lesbos, angry that Fathers and Son’s were playing together” added the host. Now I like explosives as much as the next heterosexual man but you have to admit that we’ve all gone a bit overboard because it’s the only naughty thing we are allowed to do anymore, and if we can’t play nice with the fire, then we don’t get to play with the fire.
New Zealanders are being given one last chance to prove they can be responsible with fireworks.
If they fail the test, steps will be taken next year to restrict sales - a move that could eventually lead to a complete ban.
The Government says it is not prepared to accept another Guy Fawkes Day like last year's, which kept emergency service workers busy attending to hundreds of fires and injuries.
Environment Minister David Benson-Pope says he is not quite ready to ban the general sale of fireworks.
But he is issuing a final warning in the week before fireworks go on sale.
He is sending a letter to retailers asking them to emphasise safety messages and be more responsible in how they sell fireworks.
Police and firefighters said last year's Guy Fawkes Day - when 1700 tonnes of fireworks were detonated - was the worst in 10 years.
During the 10 days fireworks were on sale, firefighters attended more than 700 firework-related incidents, a 70 per cent increase on 2004.
NZ Herald
posted by Bomber @ 12:02 pm
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I can just hear it now...
"Maaaaaate the nanny state! Maaaaate."
To be quite honest, fireworks are pretty retarded. They just cause damage and waste the poor people who work in emergency service's time.
If they were from general sale, i sure won't be crying. You can still go down to your local park and see a far better show anyway.
I think people need to grow up a bit.
sensible thinking i wouldve thought! save the damage/cruelty and drain on resources by just having organised displays.
look. i enjoy fireworks and have since the first time my dad handed me a sparkler and nearly burnt the house down with an "air bomb repeater".
Saying that i can see the fat teachers point of view. They are inherently dangerous and it is always a complete meltdown for the fire brigade.
However.....
todays announcement by the fucktard has more to do with the usual liarbour efforts to distract us all like we were children watching a magician pull a hair out of his arse at a birthday party. While we should be screaming about todays activity in parliament we are talking about fireworks. Well done hulun you have distracted us again.
Can anybody else see the irony of a corrupt thieving regime trying to stop Guy fawkes!!!
And my last spew for the night is my intense feelings of discomfort that I find myself (for the first and I sincerely hope the last time!) agreeing with keith locke (member for khmer rouge) over the sedition rules...
In Japan I can buy fireworks year round...cool...I like to combine them with a barbeque and a few ice-cold Asahi...haven't started any fires or blown my fingers off...yet...
Rusty the king of complete stupidity. Look around, there's plenty of shit talking about the hoohah about election spending. Also, if you find the time, i'd like you find a dictionary and look up the meaning of corruption, maybe use wikipedia and find what corrupt states ACTUALLY look like.
I'm sorry, i can't see a ban on fireworks causing massive underground production. We can only get them at one period during the year anyway. Yeah it's feasible, but the difficulty involved to make your own ones...i don't know. Maybe people will resort to trying to import them surrupticiously?
Another idea is instead of an outright ban, maybe a tax whacked on them, as is the case with cigarettes. Increased prices may lead to people buying less or not even buying any at all. Revenue could go to the emergency services that get run ragged every year. Again, i don't know how effective that might be, but it's an idea nevertheless.
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