Actually, I sometimes appreciate risky behavior by certain people. (As long as they don't take out other people out with them).
Reasoning: We are at the top of the food chain with no other predator to keep our population in check. (wars (I + II + 3 (load up on Halliburton before it starts), bubonic plague (middle ages), Influenza (1900's) Survival of the fittest: Take out bad genes from the gene pool. 007. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary VanderMolen Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 1:44 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Smoking (was To all my Dell hating...) > Then there are things like alcohol prohibition, which are called > Mala Prohibita. These laws basically say, "It's bad because we say > so". Mala Prohibitum laws are impossible to enforce, and generally lead to > a loss of civil liberties. Who's got the right to tell a woman she can't > have sex for money, or to tell a person that they can't ingest whatever > plant matter they choose? It's in the same category as requiring motorcycle riders to wear helmets or car occupants to wear seat belts. When one engages in risky (prohibited) activities, the innocent taxpayers often wind up paying the resulting medical bills. Gary VanderMolen
