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Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns?

From MarkA <someone@somewhere.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.atheism
Subject Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns?
Date 2016-03-07 02:28 +0000
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On Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:09:38 -0800, Robert Carnegie wrote:

> On Saturday, 5 March 2016 08:40:03 UTC, Byner  wrote:
>> 90 people a day are killed by automobiles.
>> 
>> Why are automobiles not more highly regulated, or drivers who kill
>> someone while using a cell phone permanently banned from operating a
>> motor vehicle?
> 
> Automobiles are considerably regulated, or, was that your point?
> 
> Not everyone is allowed to operate an automobile - they must pass a test
> of applicable skills; the automobile itself must be maintained in proper
> working condition or not used; each automobile has a prominently
> displayed registered number,
> the police get highly excited if they see a black person with one... 
> Things like that.

I worry that, 10 years from now, when self-driving cars are the norm, 
natural selection will have a much harder time weeding out the idiots, 
and the general stupidity of the population will skyrocket.

-- 
MarkA

They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one 
half so bad as a lot of ignorance.  --  Terry Pratchett

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A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? "Byner" <byner@ferguson.gov> - 2016-03-05 09:30 +0100
  Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@gmail.com> - 2016-03-06 16:09 -0800
    Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? MarkA <someone@somewhere.invalid> - 2016-03-07 02:28 +0000
      Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? MattB <trdell12345@gmail.com> - 2016-03-06 18:38 -0800
      Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-07 11:23 +0000
        Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-03-07 23:03 +0000
        Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? Olrik <olrik666@gmail.com> - 2016-03-07 23:55 -0500
          Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-08 08:39 +0000
            Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? MarkA <someone@somewhere.invalid> - 2016-03-08 22:48 +0000
              Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? Malcolm McMahon <malcolm.mc74@googlemail.com> - 2016-03-09 02:27 -0800
            Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? Olrik <olrik666@gmail.com> - 2016-03-08 23:55 -0500
              Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-03-09 23:47 +0000
  Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? Cloud Hobbit <youngblood2949@gmail.com> - 2016-03-06 19:02 -0800
    Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-07 11:24 +0000
    Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-03-10 06:10 -0500
  Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? Wexford Eire <wexford.eire.1798@gmail.com> - 2016-03-06 19:22 -0800
  Re: A pit bull kills a person every 13 days in the USA. Why aren't they regulated like guns? Malcolm McMahon <malcolm.mc74@googlemail.com> - 2016-03-09 02:30 -0800

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