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> to prevent This is absolutely false. And that’s as it should be. The police, and law enforcement more broadly, generally do not prevent crime, rather they i
by TheSpiceIsLife 5y ago
> to prevent
This is absolutely false. And that’s as it should be.
The police, and law enforcement more broadly, generally do not prevent crime, rather they investigate and charge after crime has occurred.
As a consequence of that, perhaps, some future crimes may be prevented.
Mandating medical intervention and limitations on those who refuse is idiotic because it’s ham fisted and will obviously radicalise at least some people, for very debatable gains.
- Jenda_ 5y ago> This is absolutely false. I think that for example the law forbidding you from burning plastic trash in your furnace, or running a diesel car without a DPF, can be well classified as "to prevent individuals from bringing harm to others by doing what they please". The gains in case of covid seem to be to prevent costly impact on healthcare system (non-covid care getting postponed, staff burning out and quitting).
- TheSpiceIsLife 5y agoYou make a good point, and perhaps I was overly critical of the comment by focusing on the first paragraph rather then the overall point.