Many rulers have made drug dealing punishable by death based on "slippery slope murder". If the logic of that was applied to everything, what's the most peculiar possible implication you can think of? (lemmy.ml)

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You could call this a sequel to my last question, but I was genuinely curious. Question inspired by someone I know joking about being arrested for selling donuts to someone who died as a result because they didn't need junk food.

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[-] multifariace@lemmy.world 26 points 7 hours ago

Car dealers kill more people than meth.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 hours ago

Driving offenses punishable by life in prison.

Doing some asshole or idiot move on the road angers other drivers. Other drivers experience road rage and road aggression. This results in collisions or fights that can lead to death.

Murder.

[-] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 4 points 8 hours ago

Everyone dies since everyone is guilty of at least one crime. Fortunately there are no prison guards or cops, since they're all awaiting trial in jail too.

I feel like I've taken the slippery slope in the other direction.

For odd outcomes, every birth results in a death down the line, so banning mums or something.

In the 40k Infantrymans Uplifting Primer, the penalty for attempted suicide was death by firing squad.

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