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"Wanton" means 'deliberate,' but regarding a cruel act. (OED: 1 (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked: sheer wanton vandalism.) I see this as
by delinka 11y ago
"Wanton" means 'deliberate,' but regarding a cruel act. (OED: 1 (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked: sheer wanton vandalism.) I see this as an expression of ctdonath's opinion that California's actions passing the regulations is cruel, not that the regulations themselves are.
- thrownaway2424 11y agoIf microstamping is cruel, then so are license plates on cars.
- delinka 11y agoNot only have you missed the point (that passing the law is cruel, not the law itself), you're arguing the opinion on cruelty of the situation with the wrong person: I'm neither supporting nor opposing his opinion on the matter.
- kec 11y agoWell, license plate "technology" has existed for ~100 years. Microstamping exists as a single parent which has never actually been demonstrated or implemented in a commercial product.