Posted on 03/25/2008 7:51:46 PM PDT by VermiciousKnid
AUGUSTA, Maine - While in a small southern Maine grocery store with his mother last June 12 to buy sandwiches, Shane St. Pierre picked up a miniature baseball bat and flicked the switch to see what would happen.
A flame shot out, singeing the 6-year-old’s eyebrow and burning part of his face. His parents called the state fire marshal’s office and were surprised to learn that Maine had no law banning so-called novelty lighters.
That’s no longer the case.
Today, Shane stood next to Gov. John Baldacci as he signed legislation that makes Maine the first state to outlaw the sale of cigarette lighters that are particularly attractive to children because they come in the shapes of cartoon characters, toys and animals.
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...
I feel safer.
The land of my birth is no longer my home.
Sounds like Mom is at fault, here. Not paying attention to her child. Call social services.
you can also cause harm by biting someones ear off. just ask mike tyson. maybe we should ban teeth, hands, feet, pencils, wire, and any other sharp (or blunt) object. for the sake of the childrens, doncha know.
I know, me too! Now that those Twisted and Evil lighters that look like frogs are off the street...well, I can finally sleep at night!
Regards,
When those of the homeland are no longer brave, it will soon no longer be the land of the free.
Namby-pambies need their nannies.
They've already effectively banned tobacco.
Sheesh!
This is just stupid. What will be next? Shaking my head again.
SheLion, this one’s from your state...
And Gabz, I thought you might like a look-see at this one.
Regards,
I’ll bet he doesn’t do THAT again.
Lifes lessons sometimes hurt
I like the ones that look like minature guns.
When I was six years of age, my parents would have descended on me like a hive of hornets if I'd started screwing around with anything they either didn't intend to purchase or we didn't own already.
The makers of the novelty lighters aren't at fault. The parents clearly are.
Indeed, I bet he does NOT play with lighters again.
You know, those disposable lighters are just about the safest kind of fire-starters there are. Remember Zippos? If you lit one, got scared, and dropped it, it would keep right on burning. Same for matches, come to think of it...
But the disposable ones? Heck, if you let it go, it goes OUT! How much safer can they be?
Regards,
For God's sake, does ANYONE parent anymore?
That’s right. If one of my kids touches something he shouldn’t, I ask, “Does that belong to you? No? Then DON’T TOUCH IT!!!”
Learned that one at my Mama’s knee. Still works, too.
Regards,
“A flame shot out, singeing the 6-year-old’s eyebrow and burning part of his face.”
I lived for stuff like that when I was a kid.
OK, now THAT’s a cool lighter. I mightv’e touched that one as a kid. And then I’d have gotten my hand slapped but good.
Regards,
What do they call it, the Idiot Kid Law?
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