Chi84
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So we put the insurance companies in charge of public safety. My husband worked for State Farm, but you do know that there's a reason insurance companies are among the most regulated businesses in existence.If I have an unsafe [restaurant/rollercoaster/bar/hotel] and you know that it's unsafe but choose to enter anyways, that's not me putting you at risk, that's you putting yourself at risk.
Well the Station Night Club *was* certified by the existing process, so that's kind of a point in my column I'd think.
The way it would work itself out mechanically is via insurance. Companies don't like to be sued into oblivion and insurance companies don't like to cover properties with huge liability exposure. The State doesn't tell me that I can't have a giant oak tree growing over my house, but I won't be able to insure my dwelling unless I hate it removed.
The UK locked down much harder than the United States and nonetheless has a worse rate of deaths.