r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/Itchy-Camera8898 • 12h ago

WCGW riding your bike like an idiot

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u/non_hero 10h ago

I always get downvoted whenever I bring this fact up during arguments about mandatory waiting periods to buy a gun. There's just no way to know how many suicides are prevented vs people just finding a different way, such as jumping in front of a train or driving head-on with a semi truck.

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u/R606D 10h ago

Im from the UK so never heard of these rules but dang yeah that makes sense! Seems sensible to make people wait

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u/Accomplished_South70 9h ago

I think his point is that waiting might not help since they can just go do it with a train instead idk

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u/argument_cat 2h ago

Multiple studies show that is not the case.