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Seatbelt use is certainly a controversial topic because people are polar opposites on this issue. Some think that seatbelts are more of a constraint and stop people from having fun while others think that seatbelts are a protection that saves lives. I find myself comparing seatbelts to the commandments and how both were given to us as laws for a reason. Seatbelts protect us from physical danger that could come as a result of accidents or automobile difficulties and commandments protect us from spiritual difficulties if we choose to follow them. Both seatbelts and commandments have reasons for existing and there are also consequences for not listening and/or taking them seriously.

I think your topics interconnect with one another, so why not use a little bit of both to support a common thesis? Some people who are abused as children end up thinking they are not good enough as they grow older and they end up abusing their bodies in the fight to become perfect according to the world's standards. Those abused end up abusing themselves and therefore end up abusing others who come under their responsibility as time goes on simply because they do not know any other way to deal with problematic situations. Your mention of the Bystander Effect plays into both these topics because people see child abuse and self-abuse every day and may even unknowingly encourage it because people are too quick to judge rather than look beyond what they see. Self-abuse and child abuse need compassion and intervention, but all people give are apathy and judgment because they don't want to be involved or don't think that it is their concern.