Comments on: No room for fatalism https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2010/08/no-room-for-fatalism/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:01:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Min Weber https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2010/08/no-room-for-fatalism/#comment-58836 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:01:10 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=7562#comment-58836 This case is like the Mriehel Bypass case.

Only when two teenagers were killed in a traffic accident where speed cameras introduced.

And a foot bridge has still not been built.

While speed cameras stop the drunken, coked, dozing driver? The 18-year Speed King who is still happy with his brand new 20-year old car?

If someone kills another girl crossing the road, the speed cameras will have served to fine them for overspeeding.

This is really a country of fatalism. If things have to happen, then it’s God’s will! And there isn’t much Man can do about it!

ABSOLUTE RUBBISH!

I do apologize for shouting, but I wanted them to hear.

]]> By: Reuben Scicluna https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2010/08/no-room-for-fatalism/#comment-58835 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:05:22 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=7562#comment-58835 In reply to Reuben Scicluna.

We haven’t managed to stop illegal hunting – something that anyone can see (viz., look at calendar -> observe hunter/trapper -> out of season, ergo illegal)

I can’t begin to imagine how we can regulate something with as many parameters as explosive mixtures. Anyway, to the best of my knowledge there already exists regulations for fireworks and associated raw material …

]]> By: Red nose https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2010/08/no-room-for-fatalism/#comment-58834 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:13:06 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=7562#comment-58834 The police keep on investigating – however, we never hear of any positive results of these investigations.

]]> By: Reuben Scicluna https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2010/08/no-room-for-fatalism/#comment-58833 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:56:16 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=7562#comment-58833 Why ban something when you can solve the problem by regulating it?

Do you really believe that?

[Daphne – Yes. Fireworks are made throughout Europe. A ban on production makes no sense at all. It’s not a choice between the situation as it is now and a complete ban.]

]]> By: Norman Vella https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2010/08/no-room-for-fatalism/#comment-58832 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:37:41 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=7562#comment-58832 Again and again and again and again:

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100823/local/boy-suffers-burns-probably-from-fireworks

Boy suffers burns probably from fireworks

An 11-year-old boy has been admitted to hospital this afternoon suffering from grievous injuries as a result of burns, probably after playing with items related to fireworks. He is not in a critical condition.

The police said in a statement the boy was in a field at Kirkop gathering the items which caused the burns.

The police are investigating.

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