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Re:Laws against lies: Asian governments are trying to curb f... by ralusek on Friday April 05, 2019 @01:55PM (#19585283)
I think that there are all sorts of measures you could take to minimize or maximize a single variable. If you want to minimize violence, you could install cameras in every room. Unverifiable rape claims would virtually disappear. Unresolved murders, too. GPS trackers on everyone? Same thing, and we already basically do that one.

If your imagination can't provide you with dangerous scenarios arising from the state controlling what is true, history and fiction would be glad to assist you.

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Re:Laws against lies: Asian governments are trying to curb f... by laughinghan on Friday April 05, 2019 @02:42PM (#19585715)
Ah yes, bad, awful, terrible policies to reduce violence abound.

But do you believe there have never been any good public policies balancing public safety against other rights, that you agree with? For example, there are legal restrictions on how much people who work on our nuclear weapons can say about them. This is clearly a restriction of their fundamental human right to freedom of speech. Is it worth it?

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