I'd say that you took the words right outta my mouth, Chris, but I was asleep, and dreaming of more pleasant things. But I agree ... if one uses Ken's and Wheatfield's argument, then your point is equally, and perhaps more, valid.
I just heard some statistics that pointed out how dangerous obesity has become, and how the lack of exercise and poor diet has become a major killer in our society. Should the government begin to more closely regulate what we eat (perhaps requiring a cholesterol test before we can buy a hamburger). Shit, here in California, and perhaps nationwide, you can't even *legally* buy a rare hamburger at a restaurant without receiving a warning, and some places won't sell anything but well-cooked meat. Where does government intrusion into our lives stop? And as for helmet laws, California's law is a shame, for it allows such minimal helmets that they are, for all intents and purposes, useless. There are people riding around with thin, plastic shells that are not much better than a yarmulke for protection, yet they comply with the letter of the law. Chris Brogden wrote: > > On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, Ken Archer wrote: > > > On Monday 08 April 2002 08:05 pm, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > Oddly enough, I'm not in favor of most helmet laws, believing that > > > adults should have the freedom to splatter their brains all over the > > > roadway, if they so desire. > > > > Yeah, but if they don't do a good job of it and end up in a coma in a > > state hospital for the next 20 years, I don't want my taxes to have to > > pay for their good judgment. > > I'm with Shel on this one. Even if you have gov-funded health care (read: > taxpayer-funded), I still don't like those laws. If Ken has a valid > point, then I want smoking, drinking, and super-fatty foods made illegal, > since they're responsible for more health costs than motorcycle accidents. > Hell, why not make it illegal to do anything dangerous or bad to your > body? Where do you draw the line, and why? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
