# OMG a Black Moron! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 16, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-a-black-moron/592929 "2011-08-16T18:30:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-a-black-moron/592929/4 "2011-08-16T18:41:24Z")
In that thread, **Little Nemo** says: > [@Should we abolish the EPA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-abolish-the-epa/592888/43): > > Yes it is and why is that? > > Because we have the EPA. > > This is the same logic liberals use when they argue against prisons. We put a bunch of people in prison and the crime rate went down. So they argue that now that the crime rate has dropped there’s no reason to keep imprisoning people. > > If you stop putting people in prison, the crime rate will go back up. And if you stop enforcing environmental laws, the pollution will come back. Which strikes me as a pretty sensible rebuttal. I guess what I’m saying by repeating it here is that I don’t see “moronic.” I see an argument that is susceptible to refutation being refuted. If all arguments that were susceptible to refutation were Pitted as moronic or claimed to be the result of a moron’s approach, I believe the Reader would need to invest in a dedicated server farm just for the Pit. So while I agree with your implied criticism of the merits of the argument, I don’t quite agree it’s Pit-worthy. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-a-black-moron/592929)._