Yes but to follow that analogy and again show things are usually near
black or white, in the US the Government on behalf of consumers forced car
manufacturers to install seat belts starting back in the '60's. It then
took a decade or more to convince consumers to wear them. But they
evolved and no doubt many people are alive today that wouldn't be
otherwise. Each side has to move away from the extreme position that it
is all the other viewpoints fault!
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On Wed, 1 Aug 2001, Lloyd Wood wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Ian King wrote:
>
> > In any event, blaming any one company for viruses because its products
> > are abused, seems way too much like e.g. blaming automobile
> > manufacturers for reckless driving. Sure, no one really needs a car
> > that can do 150 MPH when the limit is 60 or 70, but the majority of
> > customers demand a vehicle that *could* do twice the limit, regardless
> > of whether they take advantage of the capability -- or those vehicles
> > wouldn't sell.
>
> I like that car analogy. In fact, I think it can be extended further.
>
> Microsoft: unsafe at any speed. That would make Outlook the exploding
> Pinto of software; blame the driver for putting the car in a situation
> where it could explode.
>
> > Bottom line: blaming the instrumentality is easy, but
> > futile. Human beings are responsible for their own actions, although
> > some wish to evade or abuse that responsibility.
>
> Children are human beings. Children are generally not considerd
> responsible for their own actions.
>
> L.
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