Touchy subject still, but I believe in free choice too. But to be a free and clear choice, people have to also be able to refuse to, say, insure you, or treat you if you did something monumentally stupid like not wearing a helmet or a seatbelt and you cause yourself injury that could have easily been prevented.
I hate that this guy died. I wish he hadn't. In fact, I'm not even going to say that I wish he had simply cracked his head hard or rattled his brain to make the point. I wish that kind of harm only on my enemies, and I don't even know him. If he /had/ to wreck, by some divine force, I do just wish he'd had the head thump and brain rattle rather than the death, though. At least then he could recover and continue living, possibly with a changed outlook on helmets. I'm just saying that it's pretty bone-headed (or not) to not take even the simplest of precautions to protect one of the few organs you have that doesn't grow back. And yes, I take much the same view on things like seatbelts (my new girlfriend and I are already butting heads over this, she just doesn't have the habit of putting it on, I make her put it on in my car) or riding around in the bed of a pickup truck (which is in and of itself illegal just because of the belt laws, it doesn't have to be explicitly banned people. My state... *Facepalm*). -Kurt On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 2:32 AM, James O'Gorman <[email protected]> wrote: > I know this is a touchy subject, but I believe in free choice. It is > unfortunate that the government had to get involved and tell people what to > do, but it is also sad that this guy lost his life. > > This is the same as the seatbelt argument - it's really up to the > individual, but you're taking a big risk if you don't. I think about my wife > every time I go on the road and what she would have to do if I lost my life > because of such a simple thing. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
