Originally Posted by
kickstart
I suppose what really matters is the motivation behind using it. Those who use a horn or video camera to "punish" or "shame" actions they don't approve of will likely go out of their way to find trouble.
Blame the fool, not the tool.
I don't know where you draw the line at "punishing" people, but I use mine regularly to signal my displeasure at drivers who purposefully pass me too closely. Am I hoping it will be annoying and startle them? Yes. Am I hoping they will be embarrassed by the attention their unsafe action has brought them? Yes. Am I fool? I think that is a different question. I don't see the ways that I use the horn (the above is just some of the ways it can be used) to be in any way wrong.
I'll go see if I can't take that pic someone asked for upthread.