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Australia banning laser pointers... Wait, what?

  • April 22, 2008 - 2:35am

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SO I just read that Australia is apparently banning some types of laser pointers and making it an offense to carry any lasers unless you have a lawful reason to do so. (You are an educator etc etc) This strikes me as odd and sorta weird. I don't know, maybe I am missing something. If you know more about this (Preferrably you live in AU so you know more about it) Then please clarify some of these things, if you can. A couple of the weird things about it are:

"Police will have powers to frisk people they suspect of carrying lasers and those without reason to have them - such as educators, architects or astronomers - will be fined up to $5000."

5 Grand??? Seems a little excessive to me...

"Class three and four laser pointers will be declared prohibited weapons and carrying them could attract a maximum penalty of 14 years' jail, he said."

That also seems a little excessive to me, but Iono.

 
 
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    ʊchillinvillain

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    lmfao
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    04.22.08 2:37 am
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    ʊchalkley3

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    Ugh. Well that's good, I was very tempted to buy a 75mW green pointer the other day. Lucky I didn't. But seriously, I am so sick of these ban-happy cockmunchers we have in government. Now, I don't know if it's a state law (it's unlikely to be national), then again, they are quite happy to do things like that (Having airsoft guns is a vannable offence).

    Grrr grrr grr grr and grrr.
    04.22.08 2:58 am
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    ɤFyrel

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    Well, I can *sort of* understand. Some of those things can light candles. >_<
    04.22.08 7:59 am
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      ɤWeapongod

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      Those are the best lasers though!
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    ɤTriggerRhapsody

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    I am officially NEVER moving to Australia!!!

    If I can't have a laser pointer how am I going to play with my kitty

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    04.22.08 12:48 pm
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      Hahaha. My cat will run up the wall trying to catch those things. It's hilarious.
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      04.22.08 4:51 pm
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        Haha, I know what you mean. I've done the same thing with my cat! Sooo funny.
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    Class three and four could probably blind people, but it's probably just from people being annoying with them <.<

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    04.22.08 6:46 pm
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    I think it's because the really powerful ones can blind aircraft pilots, but that still sucks.
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    04.23.08 6:17 pm
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      ɤWeapongod

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      Well yeah, I suppose they can, but still, police having the power to randomly search you for one, and being able to be fined 5 grand? Or 14 years in prison? That SUCKS for residents of new south whales.
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    And I see you are reading 1984... how appropriate :P
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    04.23.08 10:50 pm
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      Tis a doubleplusgood book! :P
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