Is it normal i worry about this?

Ok, so I’m an aspiring writer and I’ve been working on a fantasy series, largely inspired by the likes of Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Harry Potter and series like that, and the best case scenario is that my series becomes a success and has a movie series with toys based on it. Of course that’s thinking ahead, but here’s the thing: I really don’t like to harm people, even if very indirectly. For instance, it would really break my heart if one day I found out a kid choked to death on a toy from my franchise, or if some crazy person hit an animal with one (which I thought about since when I was younger I once hit my dog with an Indiana Jones whip to get him sto stop barking, IT WAS A VERY SOFT ONE JUST FYI, I WOULD never even DREAM if hitting a dog with something hard, and although I’m sure it didn’t hurt him my mom still got mad at me and told me not to do that). Idk lately I’ve just been thinking about how so many ordinary objects people use every day have been used for such horrific purposes, and I just keep wondering how the people who first invented them would feel knowing that their creations had been used that way. Maybe I’m getting overly worried, but like I said I don’t like causing harm even if very indirectly.

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  • Ummitsstillme

    I want to produce your movie now. We'll call it "The Never Ending Paragraph".

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  • Tato

    You shouldn't worry about what's beyond your control.
    We have warning stickers and such to make sure people are aware of the dangers while using certain products. And if a guy somewhere decides to shove a deodorant in his ass and tear his rectum, that's only his fault.

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    • Boojum

      Given the ridiculous warning labels on stuff these days attempting to protect stupid people from themselves (or, more accurately, companies from ridiculous lawsuits by idiots), I'm surprised I've never noticed a label on deodorant reading: "CAUTION: For external application only. Not for internal consumption or rectal insertion."

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      • Columbusbiguy

        Reminds me of the SNL skit Appalacian Medical Center, or something like that. Chris Parnell came in every episode with something he accidentally got stuck up there. Classic.

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  • thecreeperiswatching

    At some point in 6th grade I realized that anything can be used as a weapon. They typically fit into the following categories:
    - Smothering (e.g. pillows)
    - Stabbing/Scratching (e.g. pencils, screws, fingernails)
    - Blunt force (e.g. pots and pans, a sock full of quarters, holding a weight in your fist when punching someone)
    - Shoving down their throat (e.g. tissue paper, spoons)
    - Poison or other chemical weapons (e.g. bleach and toilet bowl cleaner makes chorline gas, which was used in WWI)
    - Instrument of torture (e.g. music, films)

    That's not including everything used as a weapon in fiction (e.g. Freddy Kreuger using dreams, Aliens using your body).

    Then there's all the body parts, the penis being a particularly noteworthy one.

    If you're a believer in God (if not, just use it as a metaphor), just think about how that guy feels.

    This is what warnings and terms of use are for. If you tell a person about the existence of lava, and that jumping into it will kill them, and they jump into it anyway, then nobody would blame you.
    If you put a choking warning on the toy's package, and the parents buy it for their kid and leave them with it unattended, then that's their responsibility. In fact, in every instance, it would most likely be by chance that your object was in play instead of the many other objects. It'd be a miracle that the baby had made it that long without being left to choke on something else.

    In my personal opinion, the simple fact that you are worried about this shows that you have compassion. Many people fail to worry about hurting other people - hurting people in ways that makes them a bad person - in situations requiring less compassion than this.

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  • TerriAngel

    You're overacting a bit.
    I've seen kids beat with barbie dolls, wooden kitchen spoons, garden hoses, fishing poles, and yes
    Newspapers.
    You aren't responsible for what some shithead uses your product for.
    If that were the case.
    Ivory soap would be liable for the beating in ' full metal jacket '
    If your product is there or not, makes no difference.
    The abuser just grabs whatever is handy.

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  • leggs91200

    You are getting way ahead of yourself.

    Do you know how many aspiring writers are out there? You know how few succeed?

    It reminds me of people who are worried about financial problems they might encounter if they win the big lottery. It is like, "Your only concern should be making it to work on time come Monday."

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    • Right. I should probably just be concerned with each stage as it comes along instead of thinking so far ahead.

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  • JD777

    Relax. Just retain control over what products bear your trademarks or promos for your stuff. Don’t let things like this impede your progress, otherwise you’ll never realize your dreams.

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  • It's rarely creators' fault for the actions of idiots. Stupidity will find a way to fuck stuff up and hurt people, with or without your help.

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  • paramore93

    I'd read something like that. Just don't bring out anything weapony with your franchise, the rest is out of your control.

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    • Since it’s an action fantasy adventure, I can get rid of real weapons, but toy ones would be rather redundant to get rid of.

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