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Re: I saw Critical Mass

Von: Amy Blankenship (amy_nospam@magnoliamultimedia.com) [Profil]
Datum: 16.08.2008 17:10
Message-ID: <G4Cpk.11271$kh2.7505@bignews3.bellsouth.net>
Newsgroup: uk.rec.cycling rec.bicycles.rides rec.bicycles.soc alt.planning.urbanrec.bicycles.misc
"Tom Sherman" <sunsetss0003@REMOVETHISyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:g86j3s$g86$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> Peter Cole wrote:
>> Tom Kunich wrote:
>>> "Tom Sherman" <sunsetss0003@REMOVETHISyahoo.com> wrote in
message
>>> news:g856ik$h6i$2@registered.motzarella.org...
>>>>
>>>> Gee, I can tell when I need to renew the license on my car by looking
>>>> at the sticker on the license plate.
>>>
>>> And how often do you look at it?
>>>
>>>> What is the deal with Kunich and seatbelts anyway? The evidence for
>>>> their effectiveness is much greater than that for foam bicycle hats
>>>> (though the paternalistic laws mandating the use of either are
>>>> immoral).
>>>
>>> Let's see - you AGREE that these laws mandating that legitimate drivers
>>> do things that harm no one but themselves are immoral and yet you don't
>>> seem to realize that instead of enforcing real laws they are
>>> concentrating on pulling over people so that they can force them to do
>>> someone else's bidding.
>>>
>>> Yeah, that's really a problem on my part.
>>>
>>
>> I don't know about "immoral", but I guess I take a libertarian view
on
>> mandatory self-safety laws. That said, pragmatically, if you want to snub
>> laws to make a personal statement, you've got to be prepared for the
>> likely consequences, and it's probably a good idea to make sure your
>> papers are in order.
>>
> All paternalistic laws are immoral, since they interfere with the
> fundamental human right to perform any action that is harmless to society.

Yes, leaving children without parents is harmless to society...



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