Jim Johnston
Puritan Board Sophomore
It does matter because the proper use of a convenience machine would not cause these deaths, but the missuse would.
take a car for instance. one could use it properly, obey the rules, get all the tune-ups, etc., and the car could hydroplane and cause a 50 car pile up. Your assumption that car accidents only occur via missuse is a dubious assumption, at best.
Simply put, if you drive the speed limit, obey all traffic laws, wear your seat belt, and watch out for other drivers (who are all doing the same) as you should, there won't be the 75,000 deaths.
Simply put, you must be Amish. Haven't been around vehicles much?
Simply put, people ARE going to missuse it. Can't get around that. So, factor that it. That is: A device that is used for our convenience, but people will missuse it and cost 50,000 Americann lives per yer, and people will properly use it and cost 25,000 lives per year. So, we know that it takes lives - by accident/proper use + accident/improper use + non-accident improper use. Fact is, lives are lost due to our desire to have the machine, doesn't matter how.
And, if you must, take the number down to 25,000. There, that sounds better. Of course we're morally justified with the 25,000. I mean, it's just 25,000. That's a drop in the bucket.