Canadian Chat → Re: [Rant] Backyard bonfires/fireplaces idiocy

All people. Even the doctors, the scientists, and especially the politicians. But that's the problem. Accountability is almost pointless after people have already died needlessly. It's especially pointless when the guilty party won't even acknowledge their mistake, or are too poor to compensate the victims.

You have two choices. Punish someone after the fact for a mistake that they've made, or take away the opportunity for them to make that mistake in the first place. That's why society demands that people take the necessary precautions before doing any kind of work, or not do the work at all such as setting fires in an environment where that fire could harm or kill other people in their immediate surroundings, either by burnt ambers starting other fires, or the potentially toxic smoke from the fire seeping into another dwelling, harming and even potentially killing the inhabitants.

Idiocy is something that must absolutely be controlled. In fact, if we haven't done so already through various regulations, there would be many more deaths caused by acts of sheer stupidity than we have now.

So, you're going to be the first one to get your own personal government mandated nannystate supervisor for when you go out driving. After all, you *might* hit someone, and for when you go out shopping. After all, wouldn't want you to overburden the healthcare system. And for when you go for a walk, after all, you might walk into something, or trip, and become a hazard on the roadway. And if you drive to work, we need one for that. Just incase you might hit someone, we'll need someone to watch out and brake, just incase you don't. In all those cases, you're becoming a hazard to people as well, so should we wrap you up into a bubble to protect us from you too?

After all, you could be an idiot. I just don't know, and there's no way to tell. And well, you're hurtling down the road in a death metal machine, and could hit that bus shelter and kill 40 people. It's no different than anything else.

We already have that. It's called license and registration.

And I'm just as susceptible to acts of stupidity as everyone else.

As for licensing walkers, that wouldn't be a bad idea! I frequently walk to work and back, and I'm amazed at how many people truly don't pay attention to where they're walking, especially those with headphones on their heads or cellphones in their hands!

And don't get me started with Montreal cyclists! Sheesh!