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by hn8788 1842 days ago
A better analogy would be an armored truck full of cash parking overnight in a bad neighborhood with the doors unlocked, then crying to the media about how they were robbed by criminals. There has to be some level of personal responsibility; it's foolish to expect people to not do bad things just because the law says they shouldn't.
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> it's foolish to expect people to not do bad things just because the law says they shouldn't

The parent comment:

> Minimum safety standards: laws and ability to enforce them.

So it's not just the law but also the potential for repercussions, of which there are currently zero.