Bob W <p...@web-options.com> writes: > I don't believe buckling up should be mandatory, any more than wearing > cycling helmets should be mandatory. I also think it should be legal > for adults to use class A drugs if they want to.
In principle, I'm with you on all three points. However, there's also the cost to society of handling the results of people's careless choices. If, say, cyclists not wearing helmets results in lots of emergency room capacity being taken up by them, thus reducing the available capacity for handling other patients, then society may have a right to demand that they start wearing those helmets. -tih -- SIGTHTBABW - a signal sent from Unix to its programmers at random intervals to make them remember that There Has To Be A Better Way --Erik Naggum -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.