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I don't think banning lawn darts is overprotective. I think they're a foolish "toy": one might as well toss throwing knives in the game. Unfortunately, the appearance of lawn darts does not convey how deadly they can be.

As for the father: he prevented many injuries and deaths that would have occurred had he not stepped up. He'll never get his daughter back but he has saved countless children from being maimed and killed.

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> I think they're a foolish "toy"

Well, I might agree with you, but that's reason not to buy them, not reason to ban them.

> he prevented many injuries and deaths that would have occurred had he not stepped up

Well, it's likely he prevented deaths via lawn darts. But we cannot know how many lives we lose due to the cumulative effect of prevention of dangerous games. What I mean is, a lot, if not most, of the play that young men do is preparation for a dangerous world. Do you think there are no consequences for preventing dangerous play? Is it possible that the deaths just happen later in different, unanticipated ways?

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