Hmmm, well isn't there a country that requires it's
citizens to carry guns for the same reason? No crime
because everyone has a gun! I kinda like that idea!
Ed
web/gadget guru
http://newton.tek-ed.com (download Newton packages)
http://npds.tek-ed.com (my NPDS server and it's new
subdomain)
--- Frank Gruendel <Frank_Gruendel_at_t-online.de> wrote:
>
> > I saw an interview with a safety expert who
> suggested that instead of an
> > airbag, he could put a spring-loaded bayonet into
> the steering wheel. At
> > any low speed impact, it would launch itself into
> the driver's chest.
> > Then people would drive WAY more safely.
>
> Interesting point of view. Sounds ridiculous at
> first, but I'm not at all
> sure it
> wouldn't work.
> Reminds me of a film I once saw. People were
> encouraged to carry
> weapons because it was assumed they would be more
> polite to each other
> if they knew the other carries a weapon and knows
> how to use it.
> It was perfectly legal to kill someone who insulted
> you. The insulted party
> always had the first shot.
>
> Frank
>
> Newton hardware and software at
> http://www.pda-soft.de
=====
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- Arthur C. Clarke -
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