In the Interests of Safety: using evidence to beat back security theater
@AlexG55 wrote: Often, the profit motive is a big part of it. The canteen somewhere I used to work used "health and safety" as the excuse for why they would neither microwave people's packed lunches...
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@fredtal wrote: I blame the lawyers, everyone is afraid of being sued by every dumb ass and their lawyer that it's spurned a whole new philosphy of risk aversion. Read full topic
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@EricE wrote: What constitutional implications are involved in a flight crew's instructions? And, do you really want to be aboard an aircraft in turbulence at 35,000 feet with someone who decides to...
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@jolwalton wrote: Looks good, but ALSO worth pointing out that more-or-less this kind of critique is implicated with the broadly right wing conservative propaganda coup in the UK since the 1990s...
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@jolwalton wrote: Or to put it another way: "health and safety" is often the magic phrase which somehow forces the best things done by the state to take the blame for the worst things done by private...
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@ben_ehlers wrote: fredtal: I blame the lawyers, everyone is afraid of being sued by every dumb ass and their lawyer that it's spurned a whole new philosphy of risk aversion. In defense of lawyers,...
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@jgs wrote: My current fave example: http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls/pool_closing_guide.pdf Maybe the people in the pool would be safer if they, I don't know, went and sat in an electrically...
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@dobby wrote: AlexG55: which made the unpalatable canteen food the only option if you wanted a hot meal. Quick life hack, research "mre heaters" and "flameless ration heaters", they work great...
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@dobby wrote: ben_ehlers: media sensationalism is also a huge contributor to this effect. 100%, the chilling effect happens when wanna-be lawyers with some sort of executive control hear something on...
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@ben_ehlers wrote: Lighting is pernicious. If you see one bolt, hundreds more are probably hiding in the walls. Read full topic
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@Treefingers wrote: "Just one life" was one of the most popular justifications from activists and politicians that got BC our asinine bike helmet law. Statistically, though? Cycling is safer per km...
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@llamaspit wrote: So, are there actually any statistical studies of how many more people have died taking cars because of fear of terrorists taking over an airplane? I may be gullible but this sounds...
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@winkybber wrote: Cycling is as about as safe as motoring per hour of participation, but is less safe per kilometre travelled. Of course cycling very rarely kills other road users, so there is that...
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@kennykb wrote: EricE: And, do you really want to be aboard an aircraft in turbulence at 35,000 feet with someone who decides to make a point about his right to make his own decisions? Uhm, I more had...
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@Treefingers wrote: This is true in the US/Canada, where injury rates for cyclists are much higher than in some other places. Seems I was using W. European data for that claim. In urban NL, for...
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@winkybber wrote: Hey, I learnt something. I was indeed talking about North American stats. I think we basically agree on all this. (I am vehemently pro-helmet - I never ride without one. But agree...
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@Treefingers wrote: Well, North American stats are what I should have been using, since I'm griping about BC. Regardless of their stance on helmets, cyclists who care about safety should surely be...
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@SticksHungOver wrote: The constitution implications will be ... interesting Which constitution applies 10km up in the air and in international waters? That's why they can sell you stuff 'tax free' in...
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@AlexG55 wrote: No, sorry. The law still does apply on an aircraft (or ship) in international waters, it's the law of the country that the aircraft or ship is registered in. Duty-free sales are a...
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@zathras wrote: I've heard it said that in Europe, everything that is not explicitly allowed by law is considered to be forbidden, while in America, everything that is not explicitly forbidden by law...
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@cegev wrote: To my knowledge, public parks in the US primarily close at night in order to push the homeless or otherwise "undesirable" away from them. Read full topic
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@cegev wrote: While there are numerous instances, as can quite readily be seen, of terrible security theater, I do have to worry a bit about the image BoingBoing used for the article. I have always...
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@jennix wrote: Humans are the only animals on earth that don't get water for free. Read full topic
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