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From: micci@nvuxg.UUCP (D M Dennee)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Seatbelts
Message-ID: <243@nvuxg.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 18-Dec-85 13:13:40 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 18 13:13:40 1985
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Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway, NJ
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O.K...statistics prove wearing seatbelts saves lives.  I guess I'm just
rehashing an old argument, but there are only a few things I get angry at
and this is one of them.  Our lives are our own responsibility, and slowly
but surely our government is strangling our freedom of choice.
If I am not wearing a seatbelt, I'm not endangering anyone else but myself.
Where is the line going to be drawn?  Is there going to be a law passed
stating that all bathtubs MUST have a mat in them because statistics prove
it decreases the chance of injuring yourself seriously in the shower?
Is there going to be a law passed stating that everyone must keep the
ice off their personal walkways to prevent slipping and killing oneself?

I realize I might be getting a bit carried away, but just think
about it.

* Micci Dennee
** Bellcore
*** Red Bank, NJ
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