Select the Fallacy or Bad Argument Technique Which Occurs in the Following

Multiple Choice

Select the fallacy or bad argument technique which occurs in the following argument: The government keeps talking about greater monitoring of families with young children, and greater penalties for child abuse. But there will always be people who abuse or neglect their children, so there's no point in adopting such measures.

A) Perfectionist fallacy
B) Fallacy of denying the antecedent
C) Post hoc ergo propter hoc
D) Base rate fallacy