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Counter-example: Sounds are pressure waves that transmit through the air. Given enough pressure, those waves could even kill someone (bomb). If we say that t
by young_unixer 6y ago
Counter-example:
Sounds are pressure waves that transmit through the air.
Given enough pressure, those waves could even kill someone (bomb).
If we say that there should be no legal limit to sound pressure, then making a bomb explode and killing people should have no legal consequences.
This makes no sense, so we should put a threshold of maximum allowed sound pressure. The discussion now is where is that threshold.
- Tyr42 6y agoI mean, you don't need to regulate the maximum pressure, you just need to say "don't kill or injure anyone" right? You can place the regulation directly on what you want, not just upstream.
- jfim 6y agoSometimes outcomes are regulated, not the means of getting to that outcome. In your case, murder is illegal, but the instrument could be completely legal. For example, water is perfectly legal, although one could force someone to ingest too much water and killing them. It would still be illegal, even though water is legal. We should still regulate sound levels, mind you.
- jodrellblank 6y agoCounter-exampe: regulations exist relating to bombs, stabbing, and guns, without having any threshhold of maximum allowed pushing force or speed of matter.