On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 12:49:25 -0700, Russ Kepler wrote:

(piggybacking)

zadoc wrote:
(snip)
Why should it? A product is supposed to be inherently safe for the
average user.

Yeah, in Australia they'll probably stop selling sharp knives pretty soon, as
well as anything to sharpen them with, since sharp knives are inherently unsafe
for the "average" Australian(as well as the average person like Stella Liebeck).

Where the heck are you getting that idea?

From his government, AKA Nanny State.

By that definition you'd
better not get out of bed in the morning - life isn't "inherently safe".

Bingo!

Most everything in your house isn't "inherently safe" - you can't have
electricity, hot water (betcha it's about your 110 "safe" temp), heating
systems, etc. Once out of the house you're going to have to face the
deathmobile: the automobile, being driven on inherently unsafe roads. Gads!

Indeed. His government is working on that for him. They've already taken care of
those dangerous GUNS! Next they'll get the other dangerous things, like
bubblegum, paperclips, sheets of paper, pieces of string, sharp pencils,
fingernail clippers, and whatever other hazards they deem dangerous for their
subjects.