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Not a person but a laptop
I bet you weigh more than a laptop. Even if I wasn't killed by you, if I was hurt more because of you I would be pissed.
Sounds like we should mandate strapping down all objects in the car then, right? Since you're arguing we mandate that for people?
By law, cars should come with multiple tie-downs all over the interior of the vehicle, and it should be illegal to have an object in the car over five pounds not secured by them. Right? Because you're so concerned about this one case you were able to find that wasn't even a person?
I must say, this is a very stupid hill to die on.
That's fair, but it just frustrates me the way that people bend over backwards to justify what is clearly an excuse for bastard cops to a) fill their coffers and b) more importantly, find an easy excuse to pull you over and violate your rights even further.
Everyone is acting like this is about safety, and about "the trauma of poor road cleaners", but the cops and legislators who put this in place don't give a fuck about your safety, and they certainly don't give a fuck about the trauma of blue collar road workers - they just want to give themselves more opportunities to arrest brown people, and it's ridiculous that the people in here spouting ACAB all over Lemmy don't recognize that.
Jesus, you're a fucking moron.
How do you know his name is Jesús?
Great argument, I'm convinced!