SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ilaine who wrote (55340)7/20/2004 8:18:17 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793851
 
One could argue - and this really is the argument - that the state can force motorcyclists to wear helmets because otherwise we all wind up paying for their medical treatment.

Yes, it is. And you notice the false premise. Under that definition, they could force us to wear gauze masks, because we could give each other the flu.



To: Ilaine who wrote (55340)7/20/2004 8:58:09 PM
From: Ish  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793851
 
<<One could argue - and this really is the argument - that the state can force motorcyclists to wear helmets because otherwise we all wind up paying for their medical treatment.>>

Docs call them donor cycles. Head dead but the organs can be transplanted. I road a few in my younger years, never liked a helmet because it blocked the view of what the person in the car in the next lane was doing.


HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News