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[โ€“] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You shouldn't get a ticket for not wearing a seatbelt.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

On the one hand, it's a victimless crime, at least roughly. On the other, people have been shown incapable of making the obvious correct decision on their own.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I used to think that too, I until a friend pointed out to me that I might bog down the healthcare system with injuries that could have been easily avoided if I had.