Man's 'experiments' with explosives were lawful, court rules
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Man's 'experiments' with explosives were lawful, court rules
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Re: Man's 'experiments' with explosives were lawful, court rules
#2The government should have offered him a job instead of treating him as a criminal, especially considering his autism.
Re: Man's 'experiments' with explosives were lawful, court rules
#3I mean, you really ought to be able to experiment with explosives in a free country, as long as you're not hurting anyone / planning to hurt anyone. It's obviously legal when companies in the industry do it. Why shouldn't it be for private citizens.
Re: Man's 'experiments' with explosives were lawful, court rules
#4I mean, you really ought to be able to experiment with explosives in a free country, as long as you're not hurting anyone / planning to hurt anyone. It's obviously legal when companies in the industry do it. Why shouldn't it be for private citizens.
I was under the impression that like firearms in the UK you need to have special licenses to use explosives that people can apply for https://www.hse.gov.uk/explosives/licensing/how-to-apply.htm
Re: Man's 'experiments' with explosives were lawful, court rules
#5I hate how chemistry can land people in legal hot water due to overzealous government policies. While this example is not in the UK. It's illegal to own certain glassware without a permit in Texas for instance. The glassware is considered a drug precursor, like freaking glassware. Oh also federally the DEA treats Phosphorus as a type 1 precursor to meth. That's a freaking element! An element is illegal/regulated like that is just insane to me.
Anyways a low amount of explosives with no intent to hurt anyone should not be a problem. Even a large amount in a remote area that is away from other people and property should be fine.
Re: Man's 'experiments' with explosives were lawful, court rules
#6good for him. he only has one life and he aint spending it in a sandwich factory. hes exploring some of the most exciting chemistry this world has. and its a shame we live in a place where people are terrified and manipulated by tv into thinking anyone who shows interest in these things must be placed in a small room for a long time. 300 gears ago governments would be giving him money and patting him on the back. some people we not not born for this time. a time of sol destroying mortgages, overbearing laws, 1000's of unwritten rules and a general utter boring existence unless you were born into wealth.
Re: Man's 'experiments' with explosives were lawful, court rules
#722 months in jail for making "damp firework" level explosives. What a travesty.
Re: Man's 'experiments' with explosives were lawful, court rules
#8I hate how chemistry can land people in legal hot water due to overzealous government policies. While this example is not in the UK. It's illegal to own certain glassware without a permit in Texas for instance. The glassware is considered a drug precursor, like freaking glassware. Oh also federally the DEA treats Phosphorus as a type 1 precursor to meth. That's a freaking element! An element is illegal/regulated like…
Isn't U-235 an element?
Re: Man's 'experiments' with explosives were lawful, court rules
#9I hate how chemistry can land people in legal hot water due to overzealous government policies. While this example is not in the UK. It's illegal to own certain glassware without a permit in Texas for instance. The glassware is considered a drug precursor, like freaking glassware. Oh also federally the DEA treats Phosphorus as a type 1 precursor to meth. That's a freaking element! An element is illegal/regulated like…
Isn't U-235 an element?
It's an isotope of Uranium. It's restricted but I'm pretty sure its not illegal to own a small amount of it.
Re: Man's 'experiments' with explosives were lawful, court rules
#10The government should have offered him a job instead of treating him as a criminal, especially considering his autism.
> The government should have offered him a job
As what exactly?