Dear Editor,
Harding’s rule states that something bad often results in something good, and something good often results in something bad.
Water restrictions are bad for kids because they won’t be able to use backyard pools.
The good part is that this may save a child’s life because unsupervised pools are dangerous. More children drown than are shot.
Almost anyone can own a backyard pool, but then the same person may not be allowed to own a gun, because he failed the exams.
Yet, the pool is more dangerous. Insurance companies charge car owners far more for public liability insurance than they charge gun owners. Is this because almost anyone can get a driver’s licence? Even model airplane pilots pay much more for liability insurance than gun owners.
Insurance companies know better than anyone else as to what is dangerous. Maybe what we think is a threat to life fits comedian Stephen Colbert’s definition of “truthiness.” It’s false, but it “feels” true.
G. A. Simpson
Richmond
