Just to follow up on CT's point . . . Here's Charles' argument with only a few words altered:
Nothing fallacious about this analogy.
I happen to think this argument has merit. And I am also against laws restricting cell phone use while driving or laws agains gun ownership. (That one surprises a lot of you). Laws that make the potential to perform harm illegal need to be scrutinized very carefully.
I know this is politically incorrect, but please ... don't we have enough laws regulating our behavior? I'm sick of it. If I'm driving recklessly, passing inappropriately, speeding, running a light, etc. ... ticket me, as I'll deserve it. But if I've meerly had a few drinks and am on the freeway, leave me alone. Hold me responsible if I commit a transgression against a fellow citizen.
Nothing fallacious about this analogy.
I happen to think this argument has merit. And I am also against laws restricting cell phone use while driving or laws agains gun ownership. (That one surprises a lot of you). Laws that make the potential to perform harm illegal need to be scrutinized very carefully.