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posted by takyon on Saturday June 20 2015, @11:30PM   Printer-friendly

"At some point as a country, we have to reckon with what happens. It's not enough to express sympathy. You don't see this kind of murder, on this scale, with this kind of frequency in other advanced countries on earth." - President Obama.

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Monday June 22 2015, @11:27PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday June 22 2015, @11:27PM (#199640) Journal

    Do you believe there are too many morons behind the wheel?

    Of course, I do. It's the price of a free society though.

  • (Score: 2) by Tork on Tuesday June 23 2015, @05:00AM

    by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday June 23 2015, @05:00AM (#199744) Journal
    Then why are you okay with more morons with guns?
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    • (Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday June 23 2015, @03:29PM

      by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday June 23 2015, @03:29PM (#199927) Journal

      Then why are you okay with more morons with guns?

      Because it's not a significant increase in harm or risk and as a result I get a freer society.

      • (Score: 2) by Tork on Tuesday June 23 2015, @04:56PM

        by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday June 23 2015, @04:56PM (#199977) Journal
        Wouldn't lowering the age that people can get driver licenses do the same thing?
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        • (Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday June 23 2015, @11:45PM

          by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday June 23 2015, @11:45PM (#200150) Journal

          Wouldn't lowering the age that people can get driver licenses do the same thing?

          I don't know. Would it?

          • (Score: 2) by Tork on Wednesday June 24 2015, @12:11AM

            by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday June 24 2015, @12:11AM (#200160) Journal
            More freedom and minimal risk, right?
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            • (Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday June 24 2015, @08:36PM

              by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday June 24 2015, @08:36PM (#200574) Journal
              Maybe. You start running into the issue of whether they can actually operate a vehicle safely. I think we could push the age down a bit perhaps to around 10 (under adult supervision), but sooner or later you'll run into problems with physical size and mental maturity. For example, if a 40 year old had the mental maturity of a 2 year old, we would and do consider them severely mentally disabled. There's already reasonable grounds for withholding a driver's license for certain disabilities and I would consider extreme youth just another disability though one that a person could grow out of.
              • (Score: 2) by Tork on Thursday June 25 2015, @06:26AM

                by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Thursday June 25 2015, @06:26AM (#200821) Journal
                So you're saying there's a standard to reach if you're going to allow one to operate a vehicle. Would that be for fear of harm to others?
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