Alteran
Enlightened
That's a good point about lasers, as they might not be allowed. However, she took it after seeing me turn it on, so I figure she saw the beam. Maybe she doesn't know what a laser is like...maybe. :thinking:
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270, as I've written before, that was a different world than the one in which we now live. Then, knives (and guns) were tools and were treated as such.
mahoney said:Why would you need a knife in school? Well, using a knife or scissors to open bags of gummy bears and such is a bit more civilized than gnawing them open with your teeth.
Seriously though, about a decade and a half ago, a much younger friend of mine always had a knife in his pocket at school. He didn't flash it around as even then it was against the rules to have a knife. One day in woodshop another student was using the lathe and his apron caught and he got pulled into the machine. Out came my friend's knife and the student was cut free before any real damage occured. My friend didn't get expelled because he did save a life, but he didn't get to carry a knife in school anymore either.
I suppose it's moot now, most schools don't have shops of any type.
I almost always had a knife in my pocket at school, and I think we have lost a valuable part of our culture. I don't remember students running amok stabbing one another, although I'm sure there were fights that got out of hand somewhere. We should let students who are capable of behaving responsibly have tools, and penalize only the students who prove that they are not trustworthy. Instead we assume everybody can't be trusted with sharp pointy objects.
Casual Flashlight User said:Art, nobody is banning kitchen knives in the UK...a few loonies suggested it, but nobody has taken them seriously, so, it's not happening in Great Britain.
I'm sure America and many other countries have these sorts of strange folk who think banning anything that can possibly be used in a crime is a good idea.
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Alteran said:Has anybody else had an experience like this before?
Diesel_Bomber said:Alteran, glad you got your light back. I truly hope you keep carrying it, just to keep your rights open if nothing more. However, it might be better to "concealed carry" your light from now on.
greenlight said:Do you canucks have freedom from seizure laws?
That sub was way out of line and you should file a report with the district to determine their 'real' policy regarding flashlights. It's a safety item, not a weapon. How many of your friends had knives or drugs that didn't get taken away?
I pulled out a bright Cree flashlight once (not a Fenix, it was an Elly I'd done some mods to) while my professor was doing a demonstration on refraction and internal reflection involving a long coiled glass rod and a green laser. I took a bundle of fiber optic cables that were being passed around the room, placed one end against the flashlight in my pocket, and used the other end to flood-light my desk (the room lights were off). My professor stopped in the middle of his demonstration, and asked to see the light. He was shocked that so much light was coming out of a single LED. He asked me where he could buy one, and I ended up selling him that one right after class.I'm sorry if this is the wrong forum, I wasn't really sure. Has anybody else had an experience like this before?
Art Vandelay said:They are going find the CYA answer. Privately: "If we say yes and something bad happens we get the blame." Publicly: "We all agree, students may not have flashlights in school. The board would like to thank Mr. Alteran for bringing this important issue to our attention."
lahjik said:Hmm...actually, many school boards are starting to adopt policies about "electronic devices" to restrict things like cell phones and iPods. But since this was a P1D, it is technically a circuit board controlled electronic device.