Mexican fireworks industry explodes. No regulations good?

[JSt0rm]

No one wants anyone to die. But the sheer sophistry of linking an industrial accident in an inherently dangerous product to OPs perceived lack of the level of regulation the OP desires is stupid. As I pointed out fireworks factory explosions have occurred periodically in lots of different places with widely different regulatory regimes. He offers no evidence that lack of regulation was a factor in this explosion or or would be a factor in preventing any other accidents. Hell, for all we know the regulations in place might have been counterproductive in avoiding an accident.

IT WAS A MARKETPLACE NOT A FACTORY.

 

[Zaap]

IT WAS A MARKETPLACE NOT A FACTORY.

You never read anything, do you? That's much harder than just emoting and creating a stupid thread. The laws and regulations talked about are talking about the marketplace.

in September 2005, injuring 128 vendors and customers, according to press reports. Officials at the time blamed customers being given improper permission to ignite explosive items, which set off a chain of explosions.

The market reopened the following year, but with more safety precautions including provisions that all structures must be built of brick and concrete and fireworks had to be kept beneath glass and not touched by customers. Firefighters were also stationed onsite.

 

[Zaap]

Not saying that this explosion had to do with lack of regulations,

So in other words, you're not saying shit.

 

[Fern]

This is stupid. They have regulations. Thread is fail.

Word I heard is that vendors were displaying/storing fireworks outside their (concrete) stalls, contrary to the regs.

Fern

 

[raildogg]

Although the sarcasm may be tasteless, this is a perfect example of why regulations are desirable and why you can't just trust the free market.

LOL @ free market.

That is a lie that has been pushed down on humanity since forever. Of course, free market sounds a lot better than the alternatives such as communism, etc. So the humans have been brainwashed to just simply accept this as a way of life; and since most humans are order followers, they'll continue to accept this as the way it is.

There are no free markets. The true free markets "may" have existed thousands of years ago but what we have today is something different. But continue to call it free market, capitalism or whatever the latest word is.