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Phillip Blanchard	Post subject: Is there no honor? Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 11:39 am
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 8342 Location: Bethesda, Md.	From July, anyone found possessing or selling a sword without a permit will face up to six months' jail and fines of up to $12,000.<p>***And so begins the demise of Australia's samurai class.***
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Lee	Post subject: Re: Is there no honor? Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 11:44 am
Joined: Sat May 22, 2004 12:01 am Posts: 160 Location: Australia	I haven't seen the sword one; we're all still aghast that public school funding might hinge on whether or not the flag is raised each day. Some of my kitchen knives might qualify as swords, but, hey, good luck trying to get $12,000 out of me; I have offspring who still live at home ...<p>[ June 23, 2004: Message edited by: Lee ]</p>
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paulwiggins	Post subject: Re: Is there no honor? Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 5:17 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:01 am Posts: 3137 Location: Homebush NSW Australia	You don't even want to go anywhere the concept of truth in sentencing laws that newspapers should bear in mind when printing waffle such as this. Of most interest is the minimum sentence viz: "Righto lad, on ya bike, go home to Mum and don't do it again." Knives have been a larger problem than guns here and the law change reflects that. Do I agree? Frankly, no.
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paulwiggins	Post subject: Re: Is there no honor? Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 5:23 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:01 am Posts: 3137 Location: Homebush NSW Australia	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Lee: we're all still aghast that public school funding might hinge on whether or not the flag is raised each day.<p> [ June 23, 2004: Message edited by: Lee ]<hr></blockquote><p>When I was a kid, there was never a flag in school. The picture of the Queen was in the least visible spot available. The National Anthem of the time (God Save the Queen) was NEVER sung in school and we refused to stand for it in cinemas.. Did the government care? No. It was none of their business. And, oh yes, we had troops in Vietnam at the time and I served in the Air Force cadets outside school hours. Here endeth rare lapse into polemic.
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Lee	Post subject: Re: Is there no honor? Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 11:07 am
Joined: Sat May 22, 2004 12:01 am Posts: 160 Location: Australia	In Australia, overt displays of patriotism should be reserved for international competitions, such as the Olympic Games, and military events. Anything else is un-Australian and, therefore, unpatriotic...
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