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To: carranza2 who wrote (182150)	2/20/2006 1:28:39 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 281500

<Sometimes accidents merely happen, Mq., and it's no more complicated or Darwinian than that.> I think that it isn't quite that simple. Accidents, examined closely, are not really just accidents when sentient beings are involved. They have made choices based on data and if it goes wrong, then they didn't get enough data or didn't process it properly. I had definitely made some bad choices. It was more than an "accident", though I would not hesitate to claim it as such for the purposes of Accident Compensation Corporation payments if my injuries were substantial. Hmmm, I had a Starbucks coffee a while ago, and that must have messed with my brain and I don't recall seeing a warning about the caffeine levels in it. I just read National Geographic from the library and found that caffeine is a real hazard to brain function. I should sue Starbucks. Now, where's a lawyer. Unfortunately, we can't sue for personal injury in NZ, so I'll have to try to get a jurisdiction in the USA to take it on. Not to mention that USA juries are notable for mega$$ awards. My bad choices weren't my own. They resulted from the coffee!! Like a zombie, I just automatically reacted to the toxins they supplied. Mqurice