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And above all its safe to go for a run at night! ...unless it turns out to be illegal to go for a run at night, in which case it's terribly unsafe, and there's
by randallsquared 15y ago
And above all its safe to go for a run at night!
...unless it turns out to be illegal to go for a run at night, in which case it's terribly unsafe, and there's no way for a person from a "legal to run at night" country to know without checking.
Now, you might say, "Well, that's ridiculous; there's no reason why it would be illegal to run at night," but I think I can come up with at least as good reasons for making that illegal as for banning chewing gum. Making things illegal when there is no obvious reason for them to be illegal creates uncertainty and doubt; mixing in life-altering punishments provides fear, as well.
- hessenwolf 15y agoChewing gum is really expensive to clean up from streets, and they have invested a lot in having nice streets. It's just a cost/benefit thing. It's cheaper to fine the blood out of people for not flushing public toilets than to pay staff to check in every thirty minutes, and the reduction in costs (and maybe other things) means that Singapore has awesome public toilets.
- randallsquared 15y agoThe stated reason for the ban was to reduce vandalism of the MRT. That doesn't make it obvious.
- hessenwolf 15y agoFair enough.
- kablamo 15y agono gum on the train is a good thing. seems obvious to me?