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The fake libertarian starterpack (lemmy.world)
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[+] -6 points 3 years ago (6 children)

Drivers licenses protect folks from each other, not only do we need them we need to be more selective about who gets them

Seat belts protect you, so it should be your choice. If we had socialized healthcare, not wearing a seatbelt is a greater social cost, and then I would be ok with enforcing it. However, since we don’t have real healthcare in America and it’s all out of pocket, I don’t think we should enforce seat belt laws here. It’s hypocritical.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    If your dumb corpse flies out of your windshield it could hurt me or my property. Restrain yourself FFS, people. It doesn't impinge on the driver at all.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Not wearing a seatbelt can harm your passengers in an accident. Based on that alone it's reasonable imo

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    It could then be argued that it would only be required under the circumstances in which the lack of a seatbelt would create a situation where the safety of others is threatened, and those affected do not consent to the risk.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    So, whenever you are driving and could possibly get in a wreck.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    I would say that such a law, when being written, should maintain the original mindset as described in this comment of mine. What I mean by this is to say "whenever you are driving" does not cover the situations in which there would never be (or, at least, extremely unlikely to be) any harm to another except yourself, or those consenting. An example of this woud be offroading -- perhaps you were implying for such laws to only apply when driving on public roads, but this wasn't specified explicitly, so I'm making assumptions.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yes, you are correct in both statements. I was not thinking of the more fringe scenarios, I meant specifically public roads.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I was not thinking of the more fringe scenarios

    Unfortunately, the contention around many laws lies within the gray rather than the black, and white.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    It's not just healthcare costs, but also the costs of first responders finding meat crayons who died unneccesarily, and the social cost of the trauma for those who witness conpletely avoidable deaths. And the emotional cost of the family of the dead idiots.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    It’s not just healthcare costs

    This depends on whether the healthcare system in question is privately, or publicly run.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    yeah if it's public healthcare then that gives an even stronger argument to the government mandating safety equipment. but regardless of that monetary cost I think the other three aspects I pointed out are strong enough on their own.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    yeah if it’s public healthcare then that gives an even stronger argument to the government mandating safety equipment

    Agreed.

    but regardless of that monetary cost I think the other three aspects I pointed out are strong enough on their own.

    I'm not overly convinced that a law should exist solely because of such reasoning. At the very least, if such a law must exist in some capacity, I believe that it should be enacted as some form of local law, or bylaw.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Differing local laws just make things more complicated.

    Would you mind explaining why you believe that unnecessary death and the trauma surrounding it is not good enough reason to enforce simple safety laws?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Differing local laws just make things more complicated.

    Would you mind explaining what you mean by this?

    Would you mind explaining why you believe that unnecessary death and the trauma surrounding it is not good enough reason to enforce simple safety laws?

    I don't believe that the purpose of a law is to ensure the comfort of the public, but instead laws should be enacted to ensure one's ability to freely pursue their life, and happiness.

    I prefer the tumult of liberty to the quiet of servitude.

    • Thomas Jefferson
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  • [–] -5 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    I'm with you on seatbelts, but drivers licenses shouldn't exist. You should be inherently able to drive and vote once you reach the appropriate age, and driving should be taught in school. The privilege to drive should be revoked only when you prove you can't drive properly or safely.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    I’m with you on seatbelts, but drivers licenses shouldn’t exist.

    Driver's licenses are actually an interesting issue. I am inclined to agree that they have no need to exist. All that matters is that people follow the laws surrounding the operation of motor-vehicles on public roads -- I'm rather convinced that licensing has no effect on this whatsoever -- after all, Ignorantia juris non excusat.

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