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People being stabbed in dark alleys is not a good argument for banning knives.
by mateuszf 12y ago
People being stabbed in dark alleys is not a good argument for banning knives.
- touristtam 12y agoHowever this is how some current regulation are enacted or confirmed: The Kinder Egg is still not legal to import or to possess in US to the best of my knowledge (see http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_107.html http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_107.html)
- tlrobinson 12y agoThat doesn't make it right. There have been something like 6 Kinder egg related deaths in the last 20 years [1], versus 1.5 BILLION of them sold every year [2]. Meanwhile, thousands of people die each year from choking on normal food that doesn't contain plastic objects. [1] http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/a/15909 http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/a/15909 [2] http://kinderbrands.com.au/company/ http://kinderbrands.com.au/company/
- touristtam 12y agoI am not arguing this is right. I am just pointing out this is entirely possible. In fact I would tend to agree with you. Tobacco is a proven bad drug, and it hasn't been made illegal. There are obviously other parameters to take into account but still.
- johnlbevan2 12y agoAlmost no one gets stabbed on planes (far less than in dark alleys), yet try to take a knife in your hand luggage and security get very upset... did these people not study statistics? ;)
- debacle 12y agoI think, in your analogy, TPB would be the dark alley. BitTorrent would be the knife.
- knd775 12y agoAlthough, to be fair, it is more like a brightly lit alley ;)