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From: Reed.Hopkins@f7.n125.z1.fidonet.org (Reed Hopkins)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: The Guide Dog School In San Rafael
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Date: 13 Feb 90 05:34:52 GMT
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I think that that attitude you found at the school you went to
needs to be stood up against loudly and with spirit.  I'm sick and
tired of being treated like a juvenile.  If the people who are
getting the dogs lack inteklligence, that's one thing, but if they
simply lack maturity its most likly because people have been
treating them like children all their lives.  If they have to
suffer the consequences of their immaturity, so be it.  That's what
it takes to acheive maturity.

I'm also g*****m sick and tired of having "insurance" companies
and/or potential lawsuits used as an excuse to deny me access to
the world and to dignity.  If an AB woman got pregnant at the
school, would anyone think that grounds for a lawsuit?  If there
was a problem, it would have to be criminal in nature, because it
would have to be rape to be a problem.  Otherwise its just good
healthy adult sex. (presuming we're not talking about an in loco
parentis situation here.)

You oughta see the steam coming out of my ears right now!

And one last blast, as long as I'm flaming, if you let your
roommate chase yo out of your room in college you've no one to
blame but yourself.  It's your room too, you don't have to put your
needs aside for others unless you want to.  Obviously the men's
roommates wouldn't.

Being a victim is to often self inflicted.

-- Reed (Ruffled ~~~~)

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