"The purpose of these switches is to prevent personal injury". Agreed. But personal injury to whom? If you read the article in the link you posted, it goes on to mention bystanders as needing protection. That's my point, the innocent need the protection.
I wouldn't have as much problem with operators unhooking safety devices either, provided they were prevented from suing the manufacturer when an accident occurred that was directly related to having the switch unhooked. In addition, I want to see the manufacturer able to sue the owner for improper use, and possible loss of revenue due to biased media publicity.
Also, if an innocent bystander was injured, then criminal charges should be brought against the operator.
You do know that bystanders can already sue machine operator's and prosecutor's can already press criminal charges... right? If it happens or not is another story.
Your wanting a manufacturer to be able to sue an owner for "improper use" is amazing. There is no damage to a manufacturer for improper use. If this was actually possible, and extrapolated across all industries, we'd have people sued for using hammers incorrectly.
Your want for regulations, for your causes, on all of us so that you can stop a possible accident seems to know no bounds except those as deemed by your opinion as "going to far".
Again, if saving the "innocent" is what matters to you then you have a lot of regulations to get passed. Using that thinking would allow for no one to even pour their own gas, ride a motorcycle with a passenger on the back, have a passenger in a car, use propane in your home, own a firearm, own a pond without a giant fence... the list goes on. There will be no end to regulation because we will always have to consider the "what if".
The above paragraph illustrates why the federal government is not allowed to make such regulations and is not enumerated these powers in Article 1 Section 8 of the US Constitution. States have a check on them and can make these laws. If a state becomes a giant nanny then a person can move to another State that they deem less intrusive. This competition for freedom is what the Founding Father's sought.
None of this matters though. I'm having a polite argument with someone who does not value the Constitution therefore we have nothing in common.
I just got a new pond, I made it twice because I aint so bright.
