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Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by kobieps on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @10:33PM (#39986407)
Well written. I don't know why responsibility is so scary.

I've never used a table saw but I rock climb regularly which has plenty of risk. Are table saw accidents purely due to your own actions? Or is it like a motorbike where there are factors out of your control and someone could crash into you.

If losing your fingers on a table saw is 100% due to your own actions and there are no externalities, I would call that negligence not accident.

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Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by romwell on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @10:53PM (#39997967)
>Well written. I don't know why responsibility is so scary.

Sure! I'm withyou!

People who buy table saws with a failsafe mechanism should not be fined for not using the failsafe or disabling it.

...selling the table saw without that mechanism should be, however, banned - just like cars without seatbelts or airbags aren't legal to sell in New Hampshire (or any other US state).

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