Excellent post.

Just to add, I'm a UK-based Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of my professional institute (IET, as it happens). I work exclusively in this area (software-intensive safety and security), and have for 20+ years.

And of course I agonise over releases! As you rightly point out, under the parent's policy we wouldnt have air bags, and may other things.

I'm afraid I doubt the parent, and would like to see their experience laid out!

By an accident of birth, I'm British. I guess you are American? What about all the non-Muslims who, by an accident of birth, live in the area you've left as a free-for-all? I'd be OK if they were free to leave the area, but (a) they can't leave, and (b) they have nowhere welcoming to go to. As citizens of the world, should we not try to ensure all people who want to live free can, and then leave those who choose to fight this war to get on with it as you describe?

Mind you, between Brexit and Trump, we seem to be trying to level the playing field so that accidents of birth are less telling ;-)

Now, you're not playing the game!

I get to reply next with my 5 digit id, and only then do you post with 4 digits. To be later trumped by a 3....

By getting in so early, you've left me nowhere to go!