Re: Student arrested over Counter Strike map

[John Forrister <John () segfault com>]

Jeffrey Sharpe wrote:
> I don't post to this list hardly at all, but in this instance, I think I
> have to side with Brian in this.  
>   
I agree with Brian for the most part as well.
> Now I agree that some things have no place on an airplane, I also think that
> if the airline industry had taken the separation of the pilots from the
> passengers into account when trying to come up with ways to deal with
> Hijackings long ago, we would probably have been much better off on 9/11.  
>   
Lots of things went wrong that day. 
> Granted that guns and knives on a plane are bad things all around when you
> have people willing to die to kill others, but what about pepper spray?  Not
> generally considered as deadly, but for the most part will incapacitate
> someone.  I would be more than willing to let people have pepper spray on an
> airplane that I am on.  Sure, it could get bad if there is an issue with
> someone with bad intentions, but which is better, to have a bunch of people
> that have been spraying pepper spray around like crazy, or a plane being
> crashed into a building?
>   
Again, my personal concern with pepper spray would be collateral damage
- you probably couldn't hit _only_ the bad guy, you'd get most of the
people around him, as well, and probably yourself as well.
> Now I go to put on my Flame retardant suit!  :p
>   
No need for that :)

-John
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