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It's done on purpose as 'anti-abuse'. I think it's about as empathetic as spikes put in areas where the homeless typically sleep.
by novok 6y ago
It's done on purpose as 'anti-abuse'. I think it's about as empathetic as spikes put in areas where the homeless typically sleep.
- Wowfunhappy 6y agoI don't think I believe that. Firstly, in order for that strategy to be effective, Tylenol's deadliness would have to be widely known, which I don't think it is. Secondly, the "punishment" is that you kill someone.
- BoorishBears 6y agoI agree it sounds strange to use Tylenol like that, but the part about adding something that causes fatal poisoning to spite people who might use it as a vice... that's what denatured alcohol is. We'd rather make something poisonous than miss out on taxes
- FpUser 6y agoWhen I told that governments happily trade lives for money up to a certain point in one if the discussions on HN I was downvoted to oblivion.
- jsrcout 6y agoI agree completely, but... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denatured_alcohol#Toxicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denatured_alcohol#Toxicity
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- andi999 6y agoI read the deadliness is kept secret (at least in Germany) since they want to avoid using it as suicide pills.