Thread: Should Have Been More Than a Warning

Originally Posted by timattalon

That is not entirely what I was getting at. More along the lines of Who decides what laws cause real issues and what ones dont?

I agree with your points above, but my point is while it was illegal for people of the same sex to get married, they could not get married, stupid or not. While it was illegal for women to vote, they would have been charged /arrested / or worse if they had tried. It is not what they are doing that causes the issue, but the fact that they are doing it. If you wish to partake in drugs, at the moment, it is illegal and this will potentially have an effect on your ability to meet the "fit and proper" standard.

The main point is when there is a stupid law, and it remains law, you have two choices; obey or break the law. The big problem is that you and I may see drink driving or shoplifting as a reasonable law, but clearly there are others who see them as stupid laws and they dont obey them. Thus the judgement to break the law in those situations affects their "fit and proper" standing as well.

Simply put, if you wish to have no problems keeping your FA license, then keep within the law. If you decide a law is stupid and it should not apply, and you break it, bear in mind that there are potential repercussions to this. It is not always the action that does the damage, but the fact that someone is prepared to break a law to start with that shows they may not be of character that can be relied on to obey the law and requirements around responsible gun ownership.

I don't think anyone even the police evidently believe smoking weed makes you not a fit and proper person. Nor does it mean, like you HAVE suggested, that you'd be willing to break laws that would make you not a fit and proper person.