Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] Harms Project Draft - Registrant Harms

[Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

In fact, I would guess that in the general case, the less we do to 
mitigate or prevent a specific harm, the higher the probability that 
it will occur.
Thefts don't occur more often because it is to some extent socially 
unacceptable, we close and lock doors, and (occasionally) punish 
people for theft. In the absence of any of these, it might be a 
completely different story.
Alan

At 12/08/2010 05:49 AM, Volker Greimann wrote:

>   In a way, the likelyhood of a harms is irrelevant. Effectively, all
> harms, no matter how likely must be taken seriously. What is relevant is
> how a solution to mitigate or prevent the harm can be structured.