MathiasZaman comments on Open thread, 23-29 June 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MathiasZaman 24 June 2014 09:39:35PM *  2 points [-]

In Belgium, laser pointers are already illegal. This hasn't stopped anyone from possessing them and in fact the only time i actually owned them was when I was a kid.

Just to point out that while it probably should be a job for the police, that's not going to be a very viable solution in the short term.

Comment author: ChristianKl 24 June 2014 09:45:13PM 2 points [-]

Given the many different risks towards we are exposed, how many people suffer permanent damage per year due to laser pointer injuries? Is there really a case that we have to do much more?

To me this simply doesn't seem like the kind of risk that our existing political structures are ill equipped to handle.