There has been a comment posted on the Light Up the Sky blog to which warrants a reply. Duly expressing concern, 'H' has left the following:
"please think carefully before supporting this lantern release,these lanterns are flying fireballs, deadly to livestock,result in unnecessary callout of fire services and coast guards. They are a hazard to aircraft and have resulted in a child being killed and one seriously injured. Please please think of another way of promoting your cause without releasing these littering fireballs"
Thank you for commenting H, it's fully appreciate that you have concerns. However, at no point is it encouraged to release a fireball, in fact, the mission statement explains that a sky lantern is just one way in which people have decided to release a protest. Another method is LED balloons, although, these also have been met with equal chastisement. There are plenty of other methods of protest, it's just the Light Up the Sky is the motif for awareness purposes.
Safety is crucial and paramount, you're right H, it is due to this that Light Up the Sky urges biodegradable lanterns if they are being used, these pose little environmental hazards as live stock can eat bamboo with little effect, as you can see, this has been thought of and promoted.
Also, the RAF have recently used this protest method and received some favourable press:
- And they are being used as we speak to commemorate returning soldier's memory. It is in hope that every responsible citizen acts in accordance with their own conscience and environmental factors that need consideration before releasing anything combustible.
You, H, also address the costs for calling out fire services and such. Once more, it is a tricky situation all round as if a protest march was arranged - given the current climate - a monumental charge would be footed by the tax payer in police services. It begs the question, how do you conduct a peaceful protest any more? And is the Light Up the Sky concept any less socially inept than a large scale physical presence? Subjectivity resides in any contentious issue. It is hoped that Light Up the Sky will pose little threat to societies well being.
Once more, Light Up the Sky is simply raising awareness of the monumental harms of cannabis prohibition. There were a large body of concerned non users of cannabis that decided to release a form of protest on the 20th April, and this blog facilitates the messages, and concerns, of everyone.
With thanks and gratitude.
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