[4/5] … for something innocent, such as copying DVDs or Blu-ray disks? Should the seller be allowed to forbid you to use it that way? We must not allow companies to have such power over their customers! We must defeat any law that would give a company that kind of power. What, then, about using nitrogen for execution? If we are opposed to the death penalty, and we have the political support to put a stop to it, we should refuse to get distracted by the side issue of giving producers of …
[3/5] … might — but if you have the fortitude to handle days of pain after surgery, you'd say, "Operate! I will suffer so I can live." So I don't see how a painless method of execution can make execution legitimate. Meanwhile, it is dangerous and unjust to allow the sellers of products any say in how purchasers use them. That power is very broad and lends itself to injustice. Few of the purchasers of any product want to use it for executions. What if you buy something so as to use it …