What evidence? Are you serious? The evidence is such laws infringe on our freedoms. Nobody has any right to tell us whether or not we must or must not wear a seatbelt, this means they may not grant this power to government.
In case you hadn't noticed, the legitimate powers of government are derived from the consent of the governed. Government may not have any powers that we, as individuals, don't have to grant to it. Any laws which attempt to tell people what they must or must not do with their own safety, own body, own life, etc. is not a valid law or an infringement. The number of lives saved or lost is irrelevant. The infringement on oru freedom is very relevant. --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 12/14/2005 7:18:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > You are making statements without any actual evidence. what evidence > is there that seat belt laws for instance cause more harm then they fix? > > > one can do a web search for the work of Sam Peltzman done in the 70s on seat > belts and air bags > > It showed that such safety devices make people feel less vulnerable so that > they drove faster and killed more pedestrians > > passenger and driver deaths went down, but pedestrian deaths and injuries > went up > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/g0CDCD/tzNLAA/cUmLAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
