Letter to the editor: The person, not the product, is the problem

Families and survivors of the Sandy Hook shooting recently settled their lawsuit with Remington Arms. They said the company should never have sold such a dangerous weapon to the public. Doesn’t this open up a can of worms for other companies?

What about cars that end up killing people? What about alcohol, that people drink and then drive, killing someone? Even people who own bars or restaurants?

Are manufacturers and business owners the problem? People still drive cars that are in accidents that kill people. People still drink alcohol and end up killing people. Bars and restaurants have money at their businesses. Is this for thieves to go and rob them? Maybe they shouldn’t take in money to make a living, so they don’t get robbed.

Let’s put the blame where the problem is: It’s the people committing their crimes. People go on Facebook and say they’re going to commit a crime or kill people, and the people that run Facebook do nothing. Should we arrest and sue them for their failure to act?

I honestly think this does open up a can of worms, and there will be more problems for everyone later. If a product is used for something illegal, whose fault is it? The product or the criminal?

Cliff Long

Unity