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This is a false equivalency. Putting on a seatbelt poses no danger and requires no effort. Giving police military-grade vehicles and weapons, on the other hand,
by BelleOfTheBall 6y ago
This is a false equivalency. Putting on a seatbelt poses no danger and requires no effort. Giving police military-grade vehicles and weapons, on the other hand, costs money and isn't safe, considering their track record.
- brigandish 6y agoThat you find a property or trait that is different between them does not make them a false equivalence. The comparison is about: a) whether they are edge cases, which they are in terms of occurrence b) risk, which are comparable on a personal level Additionally, when seat belt laws were introduced there were arguments about whether it was a moral hazard. Their requiring some effort (try strapping in a small child) and considerable danger to some (again, children, and pregnant women) was not relevant to that (ultimately wrong) argument and it's not relevant here either.