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From: jrl@harpo.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: seat belts, common sense, America's declining intelligence
Message-ID: <2683@harpo.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 3-May-85 12:46:00 EDT
Article-I.D.: harpo.2683
Posted: Fri May  3 12:46:00 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 4-May-85 01:28:34 EDT
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        The seat belt issue is interesting in the fact that all of a
sudden we have new laws to protect ourselves. The seat belt law, the 
child seat law, the school bus stopping law. Funny, when I was in grade
school, (1960) there was no school bus law, I was taught by my parents
that crossing the street without looking could get you killed. It seemed
to work then. Now the kids are told to cross in front of the bus and
not to worry because the drivers have to stop. This is more dangerous
than no law at all. Perhaps these laws are really meant to increase 
profits for insurance companies. If the death rate declines because
of the seat belt law, will your insurance costs decrease ? Don't hold
your breath on that one. Why all this concern about our safety, could
it be that they want as many taxpayers around as they can get ?. Are
people becoming more stupid as time goes on (i.e on a box of staples
the discalmer "Warning - Staples have sharp points") Oh really, I did'nt
know that !!

         Maybe we are turning into a nation of idiots. If we keep it up
there will be laws to regulate and control more and more parts of our
lives. Perhaps they will outlaw car jacks because people might crawl
under the car and get crushed. "If tire deflates, call authorized
service personel" Keep it up America, Stare at the four cornered
world called television and there will be nothing left upstairs. You
will work and pay taxes and consume, but you will be devoid of
common sense. But the gov't will step in and protect us from ourselves.


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