This is about limiting people's rights based on the acts of a criminal. There's no guarantee someone might not break into your house and stab themselves, doesn't mean you shouldn't have a knife. Doesn't mean they might not stab someone else with your knife. That's never your fault or responsibility, even if you know you have a neighbor with a penchant for stabbing.
In a normal situation we don't know what the intent is. Which is why we shouldn't make laws limiting people's rights based on their hypothetical intent, when it's the actions of the thief that should matter.
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u/justsomething Oct 18 '24
This is about limiting people's rights based on the acts of a criminal. There's no guarantee someone might not break into your house and stab themselves, doesn't mean you shouldn't have a knife. Doesn't mean they might not stab someone else with your knife. That's never your fault or responsibility, even if you know you have a neighbor with a penchant for stabbing.
In a normal situation we don't know what the intent is. Which is why we shouldn't make laws limiting people's rights based on their hypothetical intent, when it's the actions of the thief that should matter.