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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: cosmicforce who wrote (56213)	8/31/2002 4:33:11 PM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

...leaves me vacillating .... I don't know why ... but somehow I'm getting some erotic images here. (Don't let X see this).

To: cosmicforce who wrote (56213)	8/31/2002 4:58:10 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 82486

I'm not saying people shouldn't wear helmets. My kids always wore them. No law required. And I agree with you about the cost thing. But maybe the better solution is to say that any parent who lets a child go without a helmet is personally responsible for all the costs of any injuries. Like the law that makes a person responsible for the costs of any fire they let happen. I can tell you, that law makes me even more careful with burnign leaves and brush than I might otherwise be. Not a perfect solution, I agree, since it will have no impact on the very poor. But I really hate the creeping paternialism that is eroding our sense that people should bear the primary responsibility for the welfare of themselves and their families.