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by coldtea 3870 days ago
I hope we don't depend on the unavailability of nuclear bombs to the bad guys on them being "illegal".
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No, we depend on the enforcement of that illegality, which is usually assumed when people discuss banning something.

(EDIT: Previously said "making something illegal", which I realised was ambiguous.)

What, do you plan to make talking about crypto illegal too?
I was replying to the general sentiment, not the specific.

Obviously banning encryption is ridiculous, but the "Only criminals will have X" argument is just silly rhetoric.

EDIT: I just noticed the ambiguity you're more likely responding to in my original post. I'll reword it.