Imagine if other professions were allowed to use the logic police can in court.
“Your honor, I acknowledge that I did run over that entire kindergarten class with my big rig, but if I had swerved there would have been a slightly elevated risk of me rolling over and crashing, so I had to. Truck driver safety has to come first, after all.”
“Well, since no court has ruled that this exact situation is a violation of anyone’s rights, you are legally immune!”
Imagine if other professions were allowed to use the logic police can in court.
“Your honor, I acknowledge that I did run over that entire kindergarten class with my big rig, but if I had swerved there would have been a slightly elevated risk of me rolling over and crashing, so I had to. Truck driver safety has to come first, after all.”
“Well, since no court has ruled that this exact situation is a violation of anyone’s rights, you are legally immune!”