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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
The person running the red light was breaking the law, what exactly was the NHL doing that was illegal?
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I think that a much more apt comparison of this issue is the inherent dangers and legal prescriptions that govern smoking. How many years did tobacco companies continue to knowingly market a lethal product to a woefully ill informed public? For how long did these companies benefit from legal protection on the basis of their own reprehensible propaganda?
In time, I expect we will come to look at this situation in similar terms. No, we can't protect everyone all the time from their own poor judgement. However, this does not excuse from doing everything reasonable within our power to educate, to legislate, and to refrain from enabling actions and behaviours that are this dangerous.