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Re:“People have asked if we'll adopt this system for WhatsAp... by nl on Saturday August 07, 2021 @01:54AM (#28096099)
> And giving up the ability to carry a gun in exchange for safe streets for everyone! Lunacy! /s

Almost everywhere in the world this is considered a reasonable trade-off.

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Re:“People have asked if we'll adopt this system for WhatsAp... by BobbyJo on Saturday August 07, 2021 @06:15AM (#28097394)
Sure. It's a bad faith argument though. Nowhere in the world, with or without guns, has absolutely safe streets. So where on the sliding scale of safe it becomes worth it is subjective.
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