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Personally I find them very tedious as I have a toddler. Sigh. I like properly organised events, but 100 random garden displays really wind me up! The noise!

HecatesBees · 04/11/2024 10:26

Mademetoxic · 04/11/2024 10:17

In 2023, there was a 146% increase in firework-related injuries in the UK.

These could be totally avoided if fireworks were banned.

Comparing concerts and festivals to explosives is laughable.

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How many did that mean? % increase is hard to tell

Mademetoxic · 04/11/2024 10:34

HecatesBees · 04/11/2024 10:25

I was talking about the effect on the environment as referred to above (wildlife etc).

Everything has a cost

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But fireworks which are essentially explosives, which people use to throw at each other and misuse with.

Which causes distress to animals, wildlife and people.

Just for some bangs. Which go on at all times of the day. Well into the early hours.

Why are humans so selfish?

HecatesBees · 04/11/2024 10:50

Mademetoxic · 04/11/2024 10:17

In 2023, there was a 146% increase in firework-related injuries in the UK.

These could be totally avoided if fireworks were banned.

Comparing concerts and festivals to explosives is laughable.

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A huge 146% increase in firework-related injuries has prompted urgent safety reminders from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). According to recent Home Office data, casualties rose from 13 in 2022 to 32 in 2023, marking the highest spike since 2010, when 45 people were injured by fireworks.

32 people - doesnt sound so bad as 146% does it?
Yes obviously 0 is best.

In 2023, there were an estimated 1,624 fatalities in reported road collisions in Great Britain, which is a 5% decrease from 2022. The number of killed or seriously injured (KSI) casualties was 29,711, which is similar to 2022. The total number of casualties of all severities was 132,977, which is a 2% decrease from 2022.

Mademetoxic · 04/11/2024 11:36

HecatesBees · 04/11/2024 10:50

A huge 146% increase in firework-related injuries has prompted urgent safety reminders from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). According to recent Home Office data, casualties rose from 13 in 2022 to 32 in 2023, marking the highest spike since 2010, when 45 people were injured by fireworks.

32 people - doesnt sound so bad as 146% does it?
Yes obviously 0 is best.

In 2023, there were an estimated 1,624 fatalities in reported road collisions in Great Britain, which is a 5% decrease from 2022. The number of killed or seriously injured (KSI) casualties was 29,711, which is similar to 2022. The total number of casualties of all severities was 132,977, which is a 2% decrease from 2022.

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The point I am trying to make is those injuries could be avoided if fireworks are banned.

Why are humans so selfish? Why do people think that their enjoyment trumps everything else?

Why has Australia banned fireworks do you think?

People are so selfish and stupid to be around explosives.
They can be misused and cause a lot of harm and distress to wildlife.

Humans are so selfish.

Pollyanni · 04/11/2024 12:26

@Jifmicroliquid this is my stance too. It's the unpredictability and ever increasing noise level that's hard to manage. I don't mind paying £75 to keep my dog sedated (who by the way was trained to not react as a puppy and suddenly decided he now hates them so those who have an idea on this and how to reverse it , I'd love to manage it). But I can't sedate him for the whole month. I'd like a middle ground of fireworks permitted weekend before or after only plus 5th itself. And nothing else. Won't happen but that's what I'd like