Physical discipline against children .. okay or not? (country, effects, member)

**Frownland** · 11-01-2016, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

What about the fact that people have the option to say I'm not putting myself at risk by driving with unseatbelted passengers?

Accountability is for things that you're conscious of. Isn't less car related deaths and injuries a good thing?

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Also, with your associative costs.. How much does the smoking industry cost the government from all the health problems it causes. You can't pick and choose. Like I said, if they showed some consistency in their regulations I would be more open minded about it. Tobacco lobby > human safety, is not justification for it's legality when compared to other risky behavior.

Ja, I definitely don't value things that way but it the tobacco lobby certainly explains the disparity.

Isn't it wiser to look at it case by case?

DwnWthVwls · 11-01-2016, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Ja, I definitely don't value things that way but it the tobacco lobby certainly explains the disparity.

Isn't it wiser to look at it case by case?

I think in a perfect world yes, but again what my stance all comes back to is: Giving the government the authority to regulate what we do with our bodies now, will make it easier for them to do so in the future. It's setting a precedent, and with the way technology is developing what's to stop them from implementing things in the name of public safety that are actually just a gross violation of human rights?

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