tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993518718588952892.post1576264426526088004..comments2023-11-30T15:30:10.482+13:00Comments on True Paradigm: Justice relating to accidental death and property damage. Part 1bethyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990677679970591625noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993518718588952892.post-39418709077267791622010-07-02T11:48:06.969+12:002010-07-02T11:48:06.969+12:00I am not aware of that being an issue. The law abo...I am not aware of that being an issue. The law about fencing pools I think is only a decade or 2 old.<br /><br />But your example illustrates the inability of people to assess situations justly. Tragedy happens and because people deny we live in a fallen world they need someone to blame.<br /><br />I am not certain whether there should be a law to fence pools (at risk of fine) or freedom not to with a severe punishment for those who do not. The latter would seem to be more libertarian, but the former makes it clear what is expected. For example should a person on a lake front or beach property fence their yard off from the water?<br /><br />More to come on this passage.bethyadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990677679970591625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993518718588952892.post-71595273051559220022010-07-01T23:33:54.254+12:002010-07-01T23:33:54.254+12:00I don't know how it is in NZ, but in much of t...I don't know how it is in NZ, but in much of the US, even if you fence in a pool, if a teenager jumps the fence and drowns, you're usually still liable (depends on the state). It's called an "attractive nuisance."Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138360416884607340noreply@blogger.com