Texans Die from Heat Exhaustion After Governor Bans Water Breaks - eviltoast

House Bill 2127 pre-empts municipalities from enacting legislation in eight areas—with predictable results.

  • ashok36@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The heat deaths highlight the danger of passing the law even if the law itself hasn’t directly caused any deaths yet. It’s like passing a law against yelling “Shark!” at the beach when there’s a great white in the area.

    “Oh but Mary was pulled under before anyone had noticed the shark in the first place. The law didn’t contribute to her death at all.” Technically true but… what the fuck are we doing guys?