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From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Encouraging seatbelts and injury rates
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Date: Mon, 25-Jun-84 08:44:31 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 25 08:44:31 1984
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Actually, the Supreme Court did not throw out illegal
search and siezure.  They did allow some leeway in its
application in that if someone says the murder weapon is in
the trunk of my car, they can look for it without a
search warrent at that time.  It would be reasonably
assumed that the searcher would be going to get a
search warrent anyway.  

However, what do you have against a National Drinking Age?
IF IT SAVES LIVES, why not?  Here in Jersey, the death rate
for teenaged drivers has dropped by 20% for those involved
with alcohol.  Since most of the pressure to stop the
raising of the drinking age is coming from liquor lobbyists,
why shouldn't pressure to save lives come from the rest of
us - parents, other drivers, etc.?

Perhaps New York will finally see the light and pass the
21 drinking age bill.  They seem to have had enough enlightenment
to require seat belt use.  Until New York passes the 21 law,
I would advise anyone to not drive in the Lake Greenwood or
Staten Island areas after 1:00am on a weekend when all of
the New Jersey teenyboopers are weaving back from a night
of drinking.  
T. C. Wheeler