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Re:Airbus-owned Voom brings its on-demand helicopter service... by nickserv on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @03:05AM (#21122730)
If it's agreed that the behavior is damaging, why allow it? If you take the slippery slope down, then you could simply pay off any negative behavior like rape or murder.
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Re:Airbus-owned Voom brings its on-demand helicopter service... by jessriedel on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @02:01PM (#21128581)
The slipper slope goes in the opposite direction too. All behavior causes damages (negative externalities) to someone somewhere, but we don't outlaw all behavior.

There is a pretty well developed theory of econ & law of when it makes sense to have financial penalties and when it makes sense to have criminal penalties. I don't think I could do justice to it in this comment box, but suffice it to say, "only criminal penalties, no financial ones" is wrong.

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