alt.energy.homepower

no spam wrote:
>>> Personally I think if you want to do something stupid; not wear a
>>> seatbelt, put your hand under a running lawn mower, whatever, then its
>>> not the government's nor society's job to stop you nor reward you or stop
>>> others from doing the same stupid thing.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> You have to think outside the box. The laws protect US from " the stupid
>> people", who through their stupidity and
>> ignorance are a hazard to the rest of us.
>>
>
> OK, so what freedoms and actions are you willing to give up to be
> 'protected' from the stupid people's actions? Do you know many stupid
> people are hurt every year on and by ladders, should we now have to pass an
> exam and get a license to buy a ladder? Or maybe we should ban the sell of
> ladders to private citizens and only all licensed professionals to own and
> use them? Or better yet only allow the government to own and use ladders?
>

Oh I see it coming " Why don't we just lock ourselves in our room"
argument. Laws are based on reasonable risk.
Work sites that involve overhead construction have covered walkways and
everyone wears hardhats and steel toed
boots. It's the element of and rate of risk that has determined the laws.
> If you are really worried about having to pay the medical bills of someone
> who gets hurt in a car wreck how about the government really protects you by
> requiring all cars to be built to NASCAR standards? Those cars can hit a
> concrete wall at 150 mph and have the driver walk away.
Just what I thought, "Why don't we just lock ourselves in our room" argument
> Shouldn't you be
> demanding that you be protect the stupid people who might have a wreck, get
> injured and NOT have insurance? If everyone was driving a NASCAR car then
> almost no one would be injured in car wrecks and you wouldn't have to pay
> for their medical care.
>
Again, you are not talking about reasonable risk ,the speed limit is 60
mph, not 150. With the advent of crush zones
airbags and seat belts you already have the equivalent of a full body
cage. Thousands more now walk away from
accidents than even ten years ago.
> All that sounds silly doesn't it? But just a few years ago would you have
> thought that the government would be telling you how much water you can use
> to flush your toilet, where you can and can not smoke and in some places
> what you can and can not eat at a restaurant? BTW, the next time you buy a
> ladder look at all the warning stickers on it and you might just be to
> scared to climb it.
>
As I said, it's the stupid people the laws protect us from, the ones
that insist in blowing smoke in your food and air,
putting poisonous shit in your food and water.