Is it time to ban Guy Fawkes altogether?
4:24 PM Monday Dec 3, 2007The majority of New Zealand adults support a ban on the sale of fireworks, a new survey indicates.
Progressive Enterprises says it will stop selling fireworks in its Foodtown, Woolworths and Countdown outlets.
Earlier, the Prime Minister Helen Clark has indicated fireworks sales could be banned. Here is the latest selection of Your Views:
Post (New Zealand) |
05:06PM Tuesday, 23 Oct 2007
Fireworks should have been banned years ago. Guy Fawkes was a terrorist and terrorism has caused heartache all around the world. So why is it ok to celebrate an act of terrorism on November 5th- or any time. Organized displays are the best way to go but not celebrating Guy Fawkes. Maybe Waitangi Day or something really worth celebrating.
Post (New Zealand) |
05:30PM Tuesday, 23 Oct 2007
Yes - it is time to ban guy fawkes altogether.
Post (New Zealand) |
09:02AM Wednesday, 24 Oct 2007
To Jo Marshall: as an English celebration, I don't believe Guy Fawkes day honours Guy Fawkes. It celebrates his execution and the foiling of his "gun powder plot". I always thought it was weird NZ still celebrates this day (it was essentially an anti-catholic festival as much as anything else), but I'm not strongly against the sale of fireworks to the public.
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