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Which is not to say the argument is necessarily a bad one. The key is - one has assume there will always be bad actors, and weigh potential outcomes of various
by TimTheTinker 4y ago
Which is not to say the argument is necessarily a bad one.
The key is - one has assume there will always be bad actors, and weigh potential outcomes of various policies with that assumption in mind. That assumption is how computer security has come such a long way in the last 20 years.
In the case of guns, assuming bad actors means one cannot assume criminals will follow gun laws, but that manufacturers, distributors, and resellers will (for the most part).
- latexr 4y ago> The key is - one has assume there will always be bad actors, and weigh potential outcomes of various policies with that assumption in mind. Agreed. And we have to discuss those policies, which is what we’re doing now. > Which is not to say the argument is necessarily a bad one. Which is why I disagree here. The argument to “ignore the thing itself because people are the problem” ignores the thing ultimately affects the people.