[badrabbit]

Ok, why not?

[manuelmoreale]

For obvious reasons related to public health and the general incapacity of human beings to regulate themselves.

[advael]

"Obvious" is a concept that only makes sense when there is significant shared context. When it is applied to the idea that is directly in dispute, it is about as compelling an argument as "because I said so"

[badrabbit]

So we are properties regulated by the state, even though the state is made up of laypersons?

[throwthrowuknow]

I assume you’ve ridden in a car or sat in a dark theatre.

[advael]

Nonsense. Humans do fine at regulating themselves the vast overwhelming majority of the time, and edge cases worth intervening on generally involve more than one human