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minus-squareFluffy Kitty Cat@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down1·1 day ago“Protect children” bills never protect children
minus-squarevga@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-25 hours agoBanning alcohol and cigarettes from children seems to have worked, if not perfectly, rather fine.
minus-squareoatscoop@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-29 hours agoOr requiring school busses to have swing out stop signs and making it illegal to pass them when they’re deployed. Actual “protect children” laws don’t get talked about because absolutely nobody has a problem with them.
minus-squareFluffy Kitty Cat@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoHow is that even a comparison?
“Protect children” bills never protect children
Banning alcohol and cigarettes from children seems to have worked, if not perfectly, rather fine.
Or requiring school busses to have swing out stop signs and making it illegal to pass them when they’re deployed.
Actual “protect children” laws don’t get talked about because absolutely nobody has a problem with them.
How is that even a comparison?