Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version nyu B notes v1.5 12/10/84; site acf4.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!acf4!mms1646 From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Seat belts (re: re:) You kiddin?? Message-ID: <1560036@acf4.UUCP> Date: Sat, 27-Apr-85 04:14:00 EDT Article-I.D.: acf4.1560036 Posted: Sat Apr 27 04:14:00 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 28-Apr-85 07:24:06 EDT References: <22@mit-vax.UUCP> Organization: New York University Lines: 19 >/* mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (mike upmalis) / 3:04 pm Apr 25, 1985 */ >In article <104@daisy.UUCP> david@daisy.UUCP (David Schachter) writes: >>Sure. Then I suppose we should outlaw car radios because they are >>distracting. And we should outlaw comfortable car seats because you might >>fall asleep. And we should surely outlaw heterosexual drivers because they >>account for about ninety percent of all accidents. Better yet, since plane >>travel is so much safer than car travel, why not ban cars entirely? Or at >>least ban night travel. If we are talking of protecting individual rights, >>then lets get those drinking drivers back on the road!!! >This type of argument is fuitless and banal, argue not by >refering to other things that are not related to the issue at hand. >Legislation in moderation is the hallmark of a working society, anything >in excess (including the pevious flame) is ridiculous... >Mike Upmalis (mupmalis@watarts) Argue noy by not arguing!