Pakistan bans kites

[cman]

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss...istan_kite_ban

After boy cuts throat

wde

[Trossi3389]

Police have arrested 1,100 people since March 5 for selling or manufacturing glass-coated or otherwise dangerous kite string

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[mrwho]

Read "the Kite Runner", very good book but kinda sad.

[rio132]

i guess the judge will not be going to pakistan anytime soon

[The Judge]

Originally Posted by rio132

i guess the judge will not be going to pakistan anytime soon

It's a shame really. I'm sure that Rio would love to have me over for dinner.

[The Judge]

Some reinforce the strings with wire or ground glass for dueling other kites and betting on who wins. When strings cross in the congested sky, the winner cuts loose his opponent's kite.

I grew up in Brazil where kite fighting is wildly popular and have great memories of playing for hours on Copacabana Beach. Lot's of fun!