From: Vic Cinc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > this is the problem with the LP. the fact is cars are running over > motorcyclists and the one without helmets have a much higher rate of > death then ones with helmets. its easy to say its a personal > responsibility thing and you are responsible for the choice you make. > > but in real life things are not that clear, some people look to > government for guidance, if that guidance isnt comming then some > people may make bad choices, like not wearing helmets. its not just an issue > of > ownership its an issue of responsiblity. if the government says we > dontgive a shit if you wear a helmet or not, then thats sends a > clear signal that there is nothing wrong with not wearing helmets. clearly > the > stats say if you get hit by a car you are much more likely to die then if > you did wear a helmet. clearly there is something wrong with not wearing a > helmet. its anarchy to say, the gov doesnt give a shit because you are > the owner of your body and its not our problem if you make a dumb > decision and die. thats not liberty. >
Yes it is. Liberty means you make your decisions. If they are wrong you suffer the consequences. If you are really wrong and you die, you die. If you can't decide for yourself to wear a helmet and you die as a result - too bad. Those people who can't decide for themselves to be safe in their personal lives with out govt telling them to be may not be better off dead, but those of us who are not stupid will be. And if any one needs to be told, I will say it WEAR A HELMET WHEN RIDING A MOTORCYCLE. There it has been said. Now decide for yourself if you choose to be safe or not. Your choice, your freedom, your life. > the public wants the government to give a shit, they want the > government to set acceptable behavior like wearing helmets. clearly > there is a price to not wearing helmets. by enforcing fines for not wearing > helmets the government is saying the same thing. I don't need govt to tell me that or make laws for that purpose. I am an adult and am fully able to decide for my self. If you can't, then you are not adult enough to be driving. > lack of helmet and seat belt laws are a clear case of liberty at a > heavy price. > > I dont beleive the vast majority want liberty at any price, and > neither should the LP. > > the LP should distance itself from anything that smells, feels or > lookslike anarchy. the planks must have a sense of responsibility > about them. > > liberty and freedom must be balanced by responsiblity. > > the most significant and vote winning plank for the LP imo are > taxation. > nothing inhibits liberty more then having your income and capital > stolento buy votes from others. > > Vic It is people that must be responsible, not government, not political parties, not platforms, but each individual adult human. They must each be responsible for their own behavior. BWS 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/
