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Re: Con Safety, in regards to props and weaponry
 By creature124. 27/10/08, 10:00 pm
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I think as long as I have some sort of cover for it, be it a sheath or a wrapping, I could probably avoid causing a panic. That being said, some people are far, far too concerned in general nowadays. |
There was an article on the news about how adults are way more protective of children these days than what they were thirty years ago. I don't like it how if a child has to walk a small distance to get home from school, the parent worries non-stop. I can understand why (NZ getting more violent and such), but it still annoys me nontheless. |
Oh, please, don't get me started. I've written entire essays on this subject, and if I start talking about it here, I won't stop XD |
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Re: Con Safety, in regards to props and weaponry
By Pura. 27/10/08, 10:31 pm
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| | creature124 wrote: | | Pura wrote: | | creature124 wrote: |
I think as long as I have some sort of cover for it, be it a sheath or a wrapping, I could probably avoid causing a panic. That being said, some people are far, far too concerned in general nowadays. |
There was an article on the news about how adults are way more protective of children these days than what they were thirty years ago. I don't like it how if a child has to walk a small distance to get home from school, the parent worries non-stop. I can understand why (NZ getting more violent and such), but it still annoys me nontheless. |
Oh, please, don't get me started. I've written entire essays on this subject, and if I start talking about it here, I won't stop XD |
Haha xD. I hate essays. Well, writing them atleast. I'm good at failing them, actually. |
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Re: Con Safety, in regards to props and weaponry
By creature124. 27/10/08, 10:51 pm
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| | Pura wrote: | | creature124 wrote: | | Pura wrote: | | creature124 wrote: |
I think as long as I have some sort of cover for it, be it a sheath or a wrapping, I could probably avoid causing a panic. That being said, some people are far, far too concerned in general nowadays. |
There was an article on the news about how adults are way more protective of children these days than what they were thirty years ago. I don't like it how if a child has to walk a small distance to get home from school, the parent worries non-stop. I can understand why (NZ getting more violent and such), but it still annoys me nontheless. |
Oh, please, don't get me started. I've written entire essays on this subject, and if I start talking about it here, I won't stop XD |
Haha xD. I hate essays. Well, writing them atleast. I'm good at failing them, actually. |
I wrote them for my english class, but I actually enjoyed writing them since it was something I was (and still am to a point) quite pissed off enthusiastic about. |
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Re: Con Safety, in regards to props and weaponry
By jpwise. 05/11/08, 11:08 pm
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| I'm sure I saw a more recent post that said something about weapons in public aswell, but thought I'd share this one. :)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4752003a4560.html |
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Re: Con Safety, in regards to props and weaponry
By Auroa. 05/11/08, 11:43 pm
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| Ouch, though they probably should have warned people close by hahah.
I wonder just how often stuff like that happens.
But wait they still get charged for having a weapon even though its just imitation?
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Re: Con Safety, in regards to props and weaponry
By jpwise. 05/11/08, 11:59 pm
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| | Yeah, cops a really weird like that. |
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Re: Con Safety, in regards to props and weaponry
By Auroa. 06/11/08, 12:02 am
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| oO
what about in nz...?
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Re: Con Safety, in regards to props and weaponry
By jpwise. 06/11/08, 12:06 am
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| | I wouldn't rule it out. Especially when they have charges that start with 'intent to' despite the fact you haven't actually done anything yet.. |
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Re: Con Safety, in regards to props and weaponry
By Auroa. 06/11/08, 12:09 am
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| Ooo
I'll ask my dad about it, cause I also wanna know how often callouts like that one in the link happen here =P
specially if we (cosplayers) wanna make movies/skits and such in say a park... o___O''
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Re: Con Safety, in regards to props and weaponry
By CMKMStephens. 06/11/08, 02:26 am
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| | creature124 wrote: | | [I think as long as I have some sort of cover for it, be it a sheath or a wrapping, I could probably avoid causing a panic. That being said, some people are far, far too concerned in general nowadays. |
That's a worse idea considering it's easier to think it to be a real weapon if it's being concealed. |
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Re: Con Safety, in regards to props and weaponry
By creature124. 06/11/08, 07:03 am
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| | CMKMStephens wrote: | | creature124 wrote: | | [I think as long as I have some sort of cover for it, be it a sheath or a wrapping, I could probably avoid causing a panic. That being said, some people are far, far too concerned in general nowadays. |
That's a worse idea considering it's easier to think it to be a real weapon if it's being concealed. |
A fair point, but I disagree. In this day and age people jump to conclusions very easily, and if they see a meter of bare steel, they aren't going to think. If they see a length of wrapped steel, they should stop to notice that I'm in costume, realise it's a prop and get the physics over it. Especially if I wrap it in a decorative type fashion, so that it appears to be a costume peice.
Or not. People are stupid. |
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Re: Con Safety, in regards to props and weaponry
By jpwise. 06/11/08, 07:50 am
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| | Yeah, I think what some of them do now is just notify the cops there'll be a gathering. Odds are you'll get a driveby or two, but as long as they've been notified in advance you've got a fallback if they try to do anything. Probably more appropriate for normal-ish cosplays with weapons. Fantastical cosplays with weapons on the other hand would be a bit harder to mistake for umm. the real thing? |
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