Yes, it is a very slippery slope. But that's the reality of what occurs all the time. I'm not saying that it's a valid argument, just pointing out that people do use that argument to justify their actions. It's well and good to say 'people should stop and think before they do something that can be harmful' but there are people who do stop and think and do it anyway.
Let's take a milder example. Most adults know that littering is bad. And yet I watch people drop containers in the street or throw things out their car window without a thought as to the future consequences. There are people out there who just don't care, because if it's one thing that people are good at, it's rationalizing. 'Someone else will get it' and they go about their merry lives.
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Date: 2008-09-11 11:56 am (UTC)Let's take a milder example. Most adults know that littering is bad. And yet I watch people drop containers in the street or throw things out their car window without a thought as to the future consequences. There are people out there who just don't care, because if it's one thing that people are good at, it's rationalizing. 'Someone else will get it' and they go about their merry lives.