# What- OTHER THAN guns- do you think people can't be trusted with?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-than-guns-do-you-think-people-cant-be-trusted-with/679242>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 20, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-than-guns-do-you-think-people-cant-be-trusted-with/679242 "2014-01-20T02:13:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-than-guns-do-you-think-people-cant-be-trusted-with/679242/61 "2014-01-24T20:59:31Z")

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> [@Eliahna](#):
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> Electrical wiring. The shoddy job done by a home handyman today could cost someone else their life at a random point in the future. I’m cool with electrical work being restricted to trained and licenced professionals only.

> [@Magiver](#):
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> I’m an amateur and routinely fix professional installations. Electrical and plumbing.

Well of course **Magiver** feels this way. Anyway, we do already have rules for this. Just about any wiring other than replacing an outlet requires a permit and inspection by a licensed inspector. It is just that we do not have any good method for enforcement if you are doing work on your own home.

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**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-than-guns-do-you-think-people-cant-be-trusted-with/679242/62 "2014-01-24T22:51:50Z")

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> [@Voyager](#):
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> I don’t think we were supposed to provide any answers.

That was my suspicion, but anyone giving a second of thought to it could easily come up with dozens of examples of activities that are restricted in order to minimize risks.

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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-than-guns-do-you-think-people-cant-be-trusted-with/679242/63 "2014-01-25T01:18:48Z")

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> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#):
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> That was my suspicion, but anyone giving a second of thought to it could easily come up with dozens of examples of activities that are restricted in order to minimize risks.

I was thinking more along the lines of what’s currently allowed (in least in some jurisdictions) that make you say “I can’t believe that’s legal!”.

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-than-guns-do-you-think-people-cant-be-trusted-with/679242/64 "2014-01-25T13:21:01Z")

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Based in the stories I’ve read – gerbils.

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**Author:** ![krebbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/85e7bf/32.png) [@krebbin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krebbin)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-than-guns-do-you-think-people-cant-be-trusted-with/679242/65 "2014-01-25T13:33:31Z")

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Their BRAINS:D

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