[ RadSafe ] NYC Council bill on detectors: Simple question

[Dan W McCarn]

Strange. Shouldn't NYC be concerned with licensing/accrediting/certifying
the person using the instrument rather than the instrument itself?

 

Dan ii

 

From: dlawrencenewyork at aol.com [mailto:dlawrencenewyork at aol.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:33 AM
To: hotgreenchile at gmail.com; bcradsafers at hotmail.com; radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] NYC Council bill on detectors: Simple question

 

 

The intent of this bill is most likely to prevent the use of unauthorized
detectors in the event of an emergency and give the police the authority to
seize the unlicensed ones in such an instance. This is an ill-advised
attempt to limit the psychological impact that anti-nuke pseudo scientists
might inflict in such an instance - and will most likely backfire on them as
do most such ham-fisted government attempts at information management. Also,
I would never put it past NYC to attempt to make this or any licensing
regime a self funding enterprise as that is "de rigueur" over at city hall.

Best Regards,
David Lawrence
Greenwich Environmental Services

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan W McCarn <hotgreenchile at gmail.com>
To: 'Bjorn Cedervall' <bcradsafers at hotmail.com>; radsafe at radlab.nl
Sent: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:06 pm
Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] NYC Council bill on detectors: Simple question

Bjorn:













Don't try to make sense of something when the concept is absurd.  I will






still have my radiation detection equipment and use it.  We have a concept






called judicial review in the USA that allows bad laws to be overturned by






the courts when application of that law abridges more fundamental freedoms.






We have "freedom of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." For a






scientist, this probably means "truth".













Until a case concerning this is actually tried in court and a decision is






passed whether the law or regulation can be applied, I personally think that






this NYC Council issue is highly questionable.













Dan ii













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-----Original Message-----






From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl
<mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl?> ] On Behalf






Of Bjorn Cedervall






Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 11:17 AM






To: radsafe at radlab.nl






Subject: [ RadSafe ] NYC Council bill on detectors: Simple question




















I apologize for asking something that many of you probably understand






- I hesitate to go through all the previous postings/responses to the






subject:






 






Can anyone summarize in 2-3 lines what the point would be to register






Geiger counters? (I don't understand it)






 






Wouldn't it be better if there were lots of them "out there" so that the






general






public learns more about natural background radiation?






 






My personal comment only,






 






Bjorn Cedervall   bcradsafers at hotmail.com






 






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