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- From: mrk@gvgspd.gvg.tek.com (Michael R. Kesti)
- Newsgroups: ca.driving
- Subject: Re: new law
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- Date: 31 Dec 92 18:31:13 GMT
- References: <3450056@hpwrce.mayfield.hp.com> <1992Dec30.192921.8193@oracle.us.oracle.com>
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- In article <1992Dec30.192921.8193@oracle.us.oracle.com>
- devesh@bombay.oracle.com writes:
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- >A very sensible law, IMHO. Seat belts save lives, I can tell from
- >experience.
-
- I won't deny that seatbelts save lives, but what about personal freedom? I
- see this kind of thing as still one more example of government intervention
- into matters that are purely personal and in which the government has no
- business. Erosion of personal freedoms will eventually lead to a society
- where nobody takes any responsibility for themselves, and is, I believe, part
- of what has led to our tendency toward excessive litigation.
-
- It's not a very big step from "You must wear seatbelts because driving is
- hazardous." to "You cannot drive because it is hazardous." Wake up!
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