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Seatbelt's are for other people. If you are in the car with someone, and they are not wearing a seat belt, they are a projectile. That's part of the reason de
by basch 5y ago
Seatbelt's are for other people. If you are in the car with someone, and they are not wearing a seat belt, they are a projectile.
That's part of the reason debate over seat belt laws is often misguided under the guise of being only about self inflicted harm. It's also to protect you from others becoming a meat torpedo.
Which circles back to the crux of the original post. At what level does a society have the right to self assemble and govern and protect itself from others. Is it at the block level, the city level, the county level, the state level? Should people be able to go move to an empty spot in the desert and say "vaccinated people only" OR "unvaccinated people only." If those people only want to be around those people, are they allowed to carve out a space for themselves somewhere? When that area starts to rely on the infrastructure of others, how does that relationship change?
- jrs235 5y agoTangent: >That's part of the reason debate over seat belt laws is often misguided under the guise of being only about self inflicted harm. It's also to protect you from others becoming a meat torpedo. Additionally, if the driver is belted in they are likely to have a higher chance of maintaining or regaining control of their vehicle if they aren't tossed around inside, allowing them the chance of preventing further harm to others due to a completely out of control vehicle. Which is why there's still debate about motorcycle helmet laws. A motorcycle helmet basically only protects the person wearing it.