Application of synthetic rigging

[Brion Toss]

Hi there,
I'm heartened when opponents to HM rigging get down to the prospect of vandals with knives, as it indicates that they have run out of rational arguments. People sailed with rope standing rigging for thousands of years, and I don't recall this being a problem. For that matter, just about all running rigging has never stopped being made of rope, and the vandals, despite this tempting target, still seem to prefer tagging subway cars.
As for chafe, please refer to the first rule of rigging.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss