alt Hacker NewsDestroying someone else's property is much more obviously criminal than cutting off someone else's car, which is not nice, but not destructive.
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cwillu • today at 3:08 AM
Dangerous driving is a criminal offense
Destroying someone else's property is much more obviously criminal than cutting off someone else's car, which is not nice, but not destructive.
Dangerous driving is a criminal offense
Criminality is an arbitrary benchmark here, cutting people off can be illegal due to the risks involved.
However what’s more interesting is the deeper social contracts involved. Destroying other people’s stuff can be perfectly legal such as fireman breaking car windows when someone parks in front of a fire hydrant. Destroying automation doesn’t qualify for an exception, but it’s not hard to imagine a different culture choosing to favor the workers.