Don't joke about security!
British student jailed in the US for making a joke about having a bomb at the airport. It's Kafkaesque.
BBC NEWS | England | Shropshire | Bomb 'joke' student jailed
Precautionary Tales
Life is a contact sport.
If you don't play, you can't win. Reining in experimentation carries the risk of not making life-enhancing breakthroughs.
This site is mostly a look at the dangers of the precautionary principle, and unfounded panics, through science and health news stories.
This site is maintained by Rob Lyons.
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
British student jailed in the US for making a joke about having a bomb at the airport. It's Kafkaesque.
BBC NEWS | England | Shropshire | Bomb 'joke' student jailed
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