Who is the crazy one?

[Andy]

de facto means "in fact," or "as a matter of fact"; de jure means "as a matter of law." Examples: In this town, the clergy have de facto immunity to the traffic laws. In the eyes of the law, of course, a speeder is a speeder; but no cop hereabouts would actually give a clergyman a speeding ticket. The old brigand wielded a de facto authority over his pack of thieves--though of course he had no legal authority. ersatz

Equal safety is defacto though not de jure.