The usual line is "the regulations are written in blood", and it's a cliche because it's true.

pie_flavor 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

No, it's a cliche because it's false and/or just rephrased alarmism. Most regulations are changes made to solve no problem, simply because someone thought it was a good idea, or because they were vaguely related to a Current Thing, and then persisted because undoing any decision is organizationally extremely hard and nobody cared enough. 'Written in blood' is a great catchphrase for eliminating any discussion of cost-benefit tradeoffs, and the lives that could have been saved but for inaction by default.

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terminalshort 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Please show me the blood that zoning regulations are written in

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BigTTYGothGF 6 hours ago | parent [-]

The context is medical regulations.

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terminalshort 3 hours ago | parent [-]

What blood is the regulation that doctors can't see patients in other states written in?

	▲	SpicyLemonZest 39 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		There's no specific regulation that doctors can't see patients in other states. Each state simply operates their own medical licensing system. You could imagine a system that works differently, but getting there would require creating new rules and resolving new conflicts, not just removing some rule that exists today. For example, there's a certain category of hot-button procedures that California believes are medically necessary but Texas will revoke your license for performing. To set up a shared licensing board you'd have to somehow find an acceptable compromise.