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From: mwicks@sun.uucp (Michael Wicks)
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Subject: Re: slow cars in left lane
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Date: Tue, 22-Jul-86 18:21:18 EDT
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> > 
> > Recently, however, those in our society who would rather exert
> > more control have found that all they have to do to assert that
> > control is say "it's for your own good" and everybody just
> > rolls over and agrees!!
> > 
> 
> Seatbelt laws for cars, mandatory helmet laws for motorcycles, and
> drunk testing checkpoints are complete bullshit.  They are elements
> of fascism (or communism, both restrict personal freedom) which are
> being injected into our society by do-gooders who won't realize what
> a mistake it is until it is too late.  Write your congress-person
> now to strike a blow for personal freedom.  The problem isn't that the
> government is getting restrictive, but that people haven't got the
> guts to accept personal responsibility, and vote people and laws into
> power to accept responsibility for them.  Geeze people, grow up and
> show some backbone.
> 
> And yes, I wear a seatbelt when I drive a car and a helmet and leathers
> when I drive a motorcycle, and I think everyone else should too.  But
> it shouldn't be THE LAW goddamnit!
> 
> 					Robert Allen,
> 					robert@sri-spam.arpa

   I think it was best said by Spock in Star Trek II--" The needs of the
   many outweigh the needs of the few--or the one."

   Rules are made and laws are enacted because of worst-case scenarios.
   Some people ABUSE the privileges they have when they're driving or
   riding their bike or when they're drinking and accidents happen and
   EVERYONE ELSE has to pay for it! This is a fact of life and it has to
   be accepted. The more mistakes that are made, the more rules and laws
   that are going to be made to CONTROL behavior. No way around it.



             MICHAEL L. WICKS
             Sun Microsystems
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