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> Except you're still killing grandma which is just as bad as police brutality. It's not clear to me that these are equivalent, nor do I see why they necessari
by catalogia 6y ago
> Except you're still killing grandma which is just as bad as police brutality.
It's not clear to me that these are equivalent, nor do I see why they necessarily should be. The impact to the average life expectancy of a few young people dying could be as large or larger than several times more old people dying.
- agensaequivocum 6y agoWith regard to an individual going out and protesting, it is the same. If I choose to do something that I know will result in the unjust death of another I would be morally culpable of murder. I agree that when determining the best public policy. One has to weigh the risks and rewards. And the difference in life expectancy is relevant to that discussion.
- catalogia 6y agoIn a democracy I don't think there's a clear demarcation line between determining the best public policy and individuals determining the proper actions for themselves. Individuals may choose to protest, despite their belief that doing so will spread the pandemic, because they also believe that protesting will make it less likely for other people to die for other reasons. Spreading the pandemic by protesting might make them morally culpable of murder in some sense, but failure to protest might similarly make them morally culpable of murder in some sense. These individuals are making public policy decisions when they weigh one of these concerns against the other. As participants in a democracy, there's no way to avoid making such decisions.
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