Recall question - is this normal?

[Bruenor]

the CPSC regulating firearms, that's a scary thought.. I mean they outlawed JARTS after only one fatality. Not one of my favorite govt organizations as i have always been a fan of jarts.

To be fair, it wasn't just the one fatality. It was also a host of injuries, ranging from minor to life-threatening. The modern version at least won't stake the neighbor's toddler to the lawn with an ill-aimed throw.

According to the secretary at the place I used to work. the banning of Jarts and similar toys allowed kids who should have been pruned from the gene pool to grow up, and to our detriment they all became politicians..

I think she had a pretty good working theory going there..

[WY_Not]

Exactly. Most warning labels are counterproductive. The one example I always use is the warning label on hair dryers. If you are dumb enough to use one in the bathtub then you NEED electrocuted.

[Bama.45]

And the lawn darts banning/modification did nothing to prevent injuries/death. It simply shifted the cause elsewhere.

If someone is sooooooo stupid or clueless that they don't recognize the fact that throwing an object with a pointy metal tip on the end might cause injury/death and therefore take the proper safety precautions then no amount of nannying will protect them. They will simply find some other way to injure/kill themselves and others. And in the meantime everyone else is left to bear the costs.

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