logoalt Hacker News

mat_byesterday at 11:38 PM1 replyview on HN

> Killing is bad... killing because you don't like $group is double-bad. Speeding is bad, speeding without a seatbelt is double-bad.

Why would either of those be double-bad? They're the same thing as the original.

If you don't want to wear your seatbelt and you like to risk your own life, then that's on you. Just like riding a motorcycle.


Replies

Brian_K_Whitetoday at 12:31 AM

They said exactly that they do not think these are double bad.

They are presenting them as examples of things that a lot of people do say, and many laws are written this way, and many cops, prosecutors, & judges treat them as double bad.