• sharpiemarker@feddit.de
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    11 months ago

    Just because you have someone’s consent, doesn’t make whatever you do to them legal.

    For example, you can sign a contract to allow me to bludgeon you to death, but it’s still murder regardless of your consent.

    Frankly, Elon has killed enough animals in this endeavor that it’s unconscionable to allow him to test it on people. It’s only going to end poorly.

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      11 months ago

      you can sign a contract to allow me to bludgeon you to death, but it’s still murder regardless of your consent

      I agree this is the current law. But I certainly don’t agree with this law. Do you?

      I feel people should absolutely be allowed to consent to death, or potential death. And I mean, we already can in various other contexts like skiing in avalanche terrain, ordering too many big macs, or medically assisted suicide to prevent suffering from incurable conditions (at least in a few civilized places).

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        11 months ago

        You’re talking to someone whose wife died 4 months ago (at 34 years old), from one of those incurable conditions. I’ll let you guess how I feel about allowing people to end their life on their terms.

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        11 months ago

        I understand your point. I think people should be able to consent to that, but how do you assure they don’t do this because they get forced to agree?