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by Sohcahtoa82 847 days ago
> You seem to be very confused about civil versus criminal penalties....

Nah, I think it's a disagreement over whether a tool's maker gets blamed for evil use or the tool's user.

It's a similar argument over whether or not gun manufacturers should have any liability for their products being used for murder.

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>It's a similar argument over whether or not gun manufacturers

This is really only a debate in the US and only because it's directly written in the constitution. Pretty much no other product works that way.