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Yes and the point you’re trying to make is? That as a society we allow some things that might be risky and not others? Isn’t that obvious? We try to find a balance. Or are you suggesting that since we allow people to drive cars we should also give people easy access to all drugs?


Since you missed it, the vast majority of people can regulate their behaviour just fine and we deal with people who don’t without banning activities except for special medical exceptions.


The vast majority of people grew up in a society with regulations.

You telling me you’d be happy to let people drive a car without a drivers license? How about a plane? Should we just trust people to not drive if they’re not capable?

I certainly don’t want to live in that world.


We already live in that world because of International Driver's Permit, no offense intended to any holder of such a permit.


Uh, laws exist?




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