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'Black Box' Readings Help Convict Montreal Driver
the man writes "From CBC News, Here's one that is going to get a lot of attention in the coming years. Quebec police won a dangerous-driving conviction Friday using evidence from the 'black box' in the car, a first in the province. Turns out that not many people know of these things. Time to start working on the mod for my Toyota."
So, you were speeding? You've got no excuse.
As a revenue for the local government, this is perfect. It's just.
The owls are not what they seem
In response to your sig, what part of "...well regulated..." do you not understand?
Reality has a liberal bias
Yes, once you use something for harm it is a weapon. That doesn't mean that it is inherently a weapon.
What is and is not a weapon is not a totally clear-cut, definable thing, but it can be determined, at the very least, by checking the primary purpose of something.
A car's primary purpose is for motion. It can be a weapon, but is not inherently one. An IBM model-M keyboard works as a weapon, but it's primary purpose is for type.
A butcher knife is a form of a knife designed to cause damage. It is very borderline. It is primarily used as a tool, but is also basically a weapon. I would say that it is not a weapon, but it is fairly close. This is because it's ability as a weapon is not merely incidental, it is designed to (at the very least) cause damage to something.
A car is designed to aid with transportation. If a car could be designed which did not incidentally cause damage but still provided transportation, that would be great.
Guns are another matter. Their primary purpose, almost their only purpose, is to cause harm to living things. They do not have a tool purpose hardly ever (cutting, digging, typing, writing) but they have a multitude of purposes as a weapon. When a gun is not being used as a weapon, it is being usually being demonstrated to show how it can be used as a weapon, or practicing how to use it as a weapon.
One rare case where a gun is not a weapon is when used in a salute, but then it is still being used because of how it relates to being a weapon, as a sign of respect for a warrior.
Furthermore, you make the claim that it is used for deterrence. Although partially correct, you are a little off. A gun happens to be a deterrent because it is a weapon. People fear guns because they are weapons, and it is at the very least representing a weapon when being used as a deterrent. Even a fake gun, or un-loaded gun, used as a deterrent is representing a weapon and only has a purpose as a tool due to its similarity to a weapon.
For these reasons, and more, I would argue that a gun is a weapon.
"Actually, my left-wing friend, any tool can become a weapon."
Making assumptions makes you an ass. The big problem is that your afraid to call something a weapon. What that makes you is a coward. A gun is a weapon. If I want to carry a weapon, that is fine. I will. I do not carry a gun, but I commonly carry a knife and will gladly use it as a weapon whenever I need to.
You're so scared to do something with a weapon, you can't even call it a weapon. Well, then, is the military a unit for war, or isn't it? Is it for killing?
Yes.
Are you scared to say that? Guns are for killing, militaries are for killing, lots of things are for killing.
Grow some balls and accept the facts.
Don't by some rice-powered piece of sheat import that's filled with electronics, or some crappy new American car thats trying to be a Japanese. (What the hell's this all about? How the hell is it that Detroit's taking styling cues and engine specs from Honda and Toyota? I mean, have you seen these cars?! Stupid aluminum wings on cars with front wheel drive, massive rims, Night-rider lights, lawn-mower exhaust, and, of course, a 1 liter, 4 cyl engine that makes a whopping 100 horsepower... And now we're copying this garbage. And yet I digress.)
Get yourself an old Firebird or 'Cuda or 440 Six Pak Challenger or Goat with triple duece carbueration. All mechincal and will blow by any stupid Cop driving a Police Interceptor Crown Vic. Plus, you can help the economy for the good folks in Iraq by getting 6 miles per gallon on premium plus double octane booster.
And just for the record, my '69 Yenko Camaro (it's a clone, but hey) will turn 11 seconds on the ET (with Mickey Thompson slicks and some Thorley headers). Eat it, rice boys!