Re: Ban New Years fireworks?
I am getting tired of this conversation - and, no, I don't see any problem with eating dogs either, or with Filipino style chicken fighting for that matter. What I am tired of though is the idea that just because some people happen to be tired of something we should make everyuone else stop doing it. There have been fireworks in Hawaii since long before statehood and I am willing to bet there will be fireworks in Hawaii for a long time to come - as I said, if some want to limit it in the commercial districts and in Waikiki - fine, but stop with the zero tolerance, banned everywhere crap - nobody is being assaulted and I see little or no danger - if you are concerned about danger why don't you ban surfing, rock climbing, and bungi jumping. I don't find the tradition either tired or hurtful.
And, just because something is illegal doesn't make it wrong or bad!
I don't mean to be short - I just think there should be some way to find a middle ground - I do not now, nor will I ever see the point in these zero tolerance, demonzation of things some of us don't happen to agree with.
And, that's all I have to say about that.
Paul
I am getting tired of this conversation - and, no, I don't see any problem with eating dogs either, or with Filipino style chicken fighting for that matter. What I am tired of though is the idea that just because some people happen to be tired of something we should make everyuone else stop doing it. There have been fireworks in Hawaii since long before statehood and I am willing to bet there will be fireworks in Hawaii for a long time to come - as I said, if some want to limit it in the commercial districts and in Waikiki - fine, but stop with the zero tolerance, banned everywhere crap - nobody is being assaulted and I see little or no danger - if you are concerned about danger why don't you ban surfing, rock climbing, and bungi jumping. I don't find the tradition either tired or hurtful.
And, just because something is illegal doesn't make it wrong or bad!
I don't mean to be short - I just think there should be some way to find a middle ground - I do not now, nor will I ever see the point in these zero tolerance, demonzation of things some of us don't happen to agree with.
And, that's all I have to say about that.
Paul
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