wow, that would be great seeing every single person on the street with a gun, thats such 19th century non-thinking. it'll be like "Escape from LA" etc, so wonderfully moral, ethical, civilised... not
"You are just ignoring that drugs are, easy, the biggest motivator for crime at these same time you completely ignores that guns, on the right hands, also saves lives." if you legalised drugs, you'd take away the biggest motivator for crime.
Why not just shoot all the kids before they get the idea of coming into school with a gun to kill. it'll solve the problem. or just get law enforcement to kill everyone that illegally or legally has a gun as being proactive instead of reactive
so its great to live in the times of the wild west, school kids carrying guns. if you don't think thats wrong on all levels then there is not much hope for them crawling out of the dark ages, its a sad indictment on their view of civilisation.
i think your mind is closed to reality and need a superiority complex to try and justify "we are not animals".
1. Living beings.
1.1 animals (in no particular order)
1.1.1 mammals, marsupials etc all things that live, breath, eat, shit, breed
1.1.2 birds
1.1.3 fish
1.2. plants i.e. trees flowers etc
1.3 bacteria/viruses etc
Humans are only "dominate" because we evolved a little further than others i.e chimpanzees and humans share 98% DNA ( I think we share about 40% with cauliflower). BUT we are still animals, (sometimes worse i.e. humans that shoot other species for "sport").
" However, much as I don't have to categorize a "car" as a "truck" because they both have engines, drivetrains, etc." - true, you would call them all vehicles, a car is a subset of vehicles and that equates to humans being a subset of animals
"Musk doesn't even acknowledge the problem." - what problem? car sometimes catch fire in accidents? Try putting a spark in a pool of gasoline
"What we know from Musks' response is that he has no problem overlooking issues that can entirely destroy the car AND potentially kill its occupants " - and a tank of gasoline can't do that?
I'm with you there, never buy Version 1 of anything (unless is microsoft windows then don;t buy any version at all). I guess they fewer problems because there are fewer moving parts and those parts are less dependent on each other, just think how many parts have to move in a internal combustion engine before the car moves in any direction. the rotary engine was an attempt at less moving parts.
Goodyear haven't fixed the tires ability to puncture and give a comfortable ride. If the Tesla batteries were catching fire without outside assistance i.e. accidents then they would do something about it.
Why are you so demanding of Tesla? Its not a problem of design. Why not demand that gas tanks be made never to leak or puncture in an accident and the and spilled gas be non-flammable?
so did Ford Pintos, they became a ball of fire when hit, that was only in the 70s. Just how many gas car have been recalled to fix faults/potential faults over the years? Its taken gas car 100+ years to get to the level they are now, the electric cars have a lot shorter legacy and have reached a better product quicker.
"Teslas are PROVEN to catch fire after damage from road debris because the battery is in a stupid fucking spot" - that doesn;t make the Telsa a badly designed car, tires, gas tanks and radiators are also in vulnerable spots i.e. they get struck in the right way, they will be damaged as well (same as a Tesla battery). You can't say a tank full of gas is not a volatile energy supply, there is a lot of electrical cable on a gas car that could spark during an accident and light any spilled gas
You can't design out every single possible eventuality, they don;t put tires on the car that would not puncture so the advice is "don't run over something unexpectedly on the hi way"
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you should get out of your basement.
No-one is worthy to carry a gun is the answer
wow, that would be great seeing every single person on the street with a gun, thats such 19th century non-thinking. it'll be like "Escape from LA" etc, so wonderfully moral, ethical, civilised... not
if should be my right as a citizen NOT to be forcibly classed as a "militia"
even if happens to a close member of your family?
I'm sure thats the law in most sensible countries. Carrying a screwdriver is also seen as bad as a knife when its not part of teh toolkit
then he shouldn;t be carrying a gun if he can see without glasses
So?
yes, its the mentality and the NRA mentality in the US regarding guns is childish, penis substitution mentality. The Swiss are a bit more grown up
"German tragedies were in the 1930's and 1940's after civilian disarmament."
they got wise and moved on (that was 70 years ago), the US gun lobby mentality is still stuck in the Wild West, so yes, they are made of finer clay
"You are just ignoring that drugs are, easy, the biggest motivator for crime at these same time you completely ignores that guns, on the right hands, also saves lives." if you legalised drugs, you'd take away the biggest motivator for crime.
Why not just shoot all the kids before they get the idea of coming into school with a gun to kill. it'll solve the problem. or just get law enforcement to kill everyone that illegally or legally has a gun as being proactive instead of reactive
so its great to live in the times of the wild west, school kids carrying guns. if you don't think thats wrong on all levels then there is not much hope for them crawling out of the dark ages, its a sad indictment on their view of civilisation.
"After the gun ban in the UK for instance crime sky rocketed" - wtf are you talking about? What crime sky rocketed?
isn't that the same as Scientology?
what this god got against yeast?
you didn't adopt atheism, you un-adopted theism...
i think your mind is closed to reality and need a superiority complex to try and justify "we are not animals".
1. Living beings.
1.1 animals (in no particular order)
1.1.1 mammals, marsupials etc all things that live, breath, eat, shit, breed
1.1.2 birds
1.1.3 fish
1.2. plants i.e. trees flowers etc
1.3 bacteria/viruses etc
Humans are only "dominate" because we evolved a little further than others i.e chimpanzees and humans share 98% DNA ( I think we share about 40% with cauliflower). BUT we are still animals, (sometimes worse i.e. humans that shoot other species for "sport").
what?? they didn't speak english with southern american accents????
" However, much as I don't have to categorize a "car" as a "truck" because they both have engines, drivetrains, etc." - true, you would call them all vehicles, a car is a subset of vehicles and that equates to humans being a subset of animals
"Musk doesn't even acknowledge the problem." - what problem? car sometimes catch fire in accidents? Try putting a spark in a pool of gasoline
"What we know from Musks' response is that he has no problem overlooking issues that can entirely destroy the car AND potentially kill its occupants " - and a tank of gasoline can't do that?
I'm with you there, never buy Version 1 of anything (unless is microsoft windows then don;t buy any version at all). I guess they fewer problems because there are fewer moving parts and those parts are less dependent on each other, just think how many parts have to move in a internal combustion engine before the car moves in any direction. the rotary engine was an attempt at less moving parts.
ferraris etc still break down no matter how much you pay for them so cost is no barrier to mechanical/electrical failure.
Goodyear haven't fixed the tires ability to puncture and give a comfortable ride. If the Tesla batteries were catching fire without outside assistance i.e. accidents then they would do something about it.
Why are you so demanding of Tesla? Its not a problem of design. Why not demand that gas tanks be made never to leak or puncture in an accident and the and spilled gas be non-flammable?
so did Ford Pintos, they became a ball of fire when hit, that was only in the 70s. Just how many gas car have been recalled to fix faults/potential faults over the years? Its taken gas car 100+ years to get to the level they are now, the electric cars have a lot shorter legacy and have reached a better product quicker.
"Teslas are PROVEN to catch fire after damage from road debris because the battery is in a stupid fucking spot" - that doesn;t make the Telsa a badly designed car, tires, gas tanks and radiators are also in vulnerable spots i.e. they get struck in the right way, they will be damaged as well (same as a Tesla battery). You can't say a tank full of gas is not a volatile energy supply, there is a lot of electrical cable on a gas car that could spark during an accident and light any spilled gas
You can't design out every single possible eventuality, they don;t put tires on the car that would not puncture so the advice is "don't run over something unexpectedly on the hi way"
Utopia is admirable but not attainable