Bradley Wiggins' call for helmet compulsion in the wake of the death of the 28-year-old cyclist who was run over last night by a bus at a notoriously dangerous junction outside the Olympic Park – while well-meant – is a serious diversion from the real issue of reducing danger to cyclists at source.
So to the extent that a state government would choose to address this issue of the danger of that instrument by prohibiting its possession in the way New York did, the question before our court -- because the Second Amendment has not been incorporated against the state -- was, did the state have a rational basis for prohibiting the possession of this kind of instrument?
Parker, who treats the issue of personal danger as not worth his time to worry about, calls the anti-abortion efforts "domestic terrorism," especially with the murder of providers.
The first deals with the relationship between Islam and evolution and the second with the larger issue of the dangers of fundamentalism, regardless of its origin.
The court was told sentencing would not happen before Friday as the issue of the potential danger Gildea may pose had to be assessed.
There's also the issue of whether the danger of an extremist radicalising others is really a greater threat than that of a heroin dealer recruiting runners, or a gang prospecting for new members.
On Friday, however, he decided not to allow the team of expert witnesses — including me — to testify about the main points at issue: the danger of global warming, the lack of alternatives to civil disobedience and the effectiveness of direct action.
If they were airlifted … that's the end of the issue – they are out of danger.
"Those who propagate the issue of supply insecurity, dangers of import dependence and perceived instability of the Arabian Gulf are ignoring realities".
He joined rather a powerhouse lineup to address the issues of environmental dangers threatening wallets as well as whales: Michelle Bachelet (U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights), Enric Sala (an Explorer-in-Residence at National Geographic), Nina Jensen of REV Ocean and indefatigable environmental crusader Al Gore.
