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Consensual Crimes

If John doesn't wear his seatbelt and says nothing about it, and then kills Mary in a crash, then he has done something grossly wrong.

Mary should know the risks that come with not wearing a seatbelt. John's not wearing a seatbelt has nothing to do with Mary's not wearing a seatbelt; in essence, Mary is endangering herself and John is endangering himself.

Rather, if John doesn't wear his seatbelt and says nothing about it, and then is killed by Mary in a crash, is that horrendously wrong on Mary's part?
 
Besides that all, in American states where the police can pull you over for not wearing a seatbelt, many more people wear seatbelts: not what you have been saying. I looked it up.
Perhaps you are right, then, about that. I was drawing from my own personal experience, where I have observed people who wear seat belts and people who do not wear seat belts and neither seem to be motivated by the fact that it's the law. I find it disappointing that some people are so foolish as to only wear a seatbelt for fear of being fined.
 
Mary chose to get in the car with someone who is not.
Mary chose to get in the car. That is all. She didn't know about the rest of the contract, and you can't consent to what you don't know. If you consent to A, and A leads to B, it does not follow that you consented to B as well.
If John doesn't wear his seatbelt and says nothing about it
 
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Mary chose to get in the car. That is all. She didn't know about the rest of the contract, and you can't consent to what you don't know. If you consent to A, and A leads to B, it does not follow that you consented to B as well.

Mary chose to get in the car and should know the risks involved.
 
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