alt Hacker News>My claim is narrower: the principle of retaliatory force is practicable
Ah yes, the school of theory that says it's better to clean up the spilled milk after its been contaminated with uranium waste.
>My claim is narrower: the principle of retaliatory force is practicable
Ah yes, the school of theory that says it's better to clean up the spilled milk after its been contaminated with uranium waste.
You’re assuming that without preemptive permits, nothing stops a company from spewing uranium. But liability, if properly enforced, is a powerful deterrent. The threat of paying full cleanup costs, compensating victims, and facing criminal charges for negligence doesn’t require an official to approve one’s pipe size in advance.
Further, the principle doesn’t deny retaliating in advance when violence can be objectively anticipated.