Originally Posted by
Mark Stone
Will calling them something else stop them from happening?
This represents a classic example of deflection intended to derail the conversation and not offer anything constructive. Guess what? Enacting actual laws or amending existing ones won't stop the act(s) in question from happening. We should just abolish the laws then, right?
When the norm is to refer to crashes/collisions as "accidents" it reflects our cultural attitude towards these things. The level of seriousness we hold for something is indicated by the common language we use to describe it. The term "accident" allows people write these things off under the "**** happens" category and does nothing to address the fact we have a serious problem. Over 40k Americans got killed by automobiles last year, which is more than firearm deaths. In this country that's really saying something. Dismissive responses like yours offer nothing helpful.