[Centurion2000]

Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation. Stupidity is not a sin, the victim can't help being stupid. But stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity.

R. A. Heinlein

[webstersII]

Thanks for the Heinlein quote.

That's what most people don't understand. If someone wants to do something stupid there's not much you can do to stop them. When they are small children you can, but once they get to the age where they can get out and about, it's up to them to be smart enough (or wise enough) to know that there are things out there which can hurt them.

Our society is not willing to ask anyone to take responsibility for themselves anymore, so this is the kind of idiocy that seems rampant.

[webstersII]

" the victim can't help being stupid. "

One additional comment: sometimes they can help it.