In article ,
Kay writes:
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| And I'm also arguing against the argument that we should plant our
| gardens in such a way that no-one in the future should be able to use
| our plantings to cause a nuisance to their neighbours.
| Can we expect no-one to be responsible for their own actions any more?

You are STILL being too simplistic.

Let us say that I live uphill of you (in, say, the Highlands), and
build a construction that is likely to collapse if snow is allowed
to accumulate. I do that religiously, in the middle of a snowfall
if need be. I then sell my property to someone else, without
placing any constraint on him to do so and without even explicitly
informing him of the need. He does not do so, and it collapses,
damaging your property.

Would you say that I had no moral responsibility?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.