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Originally Posted by genoel
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It is absolutely astounding how many people will go out of their way to make the point about their right or freedom to do stupid things which could potentially have devastating effects on themselves and those around them.
And to blame the government, be it the current one or the prior one which had also been working towards this for years, for begging them, encouraging them and eventually legislating them, to hopefully force them not to do stupid things, is absurd.
People felt and some still feel the same way about being legally required to wear seat belts, but I don't see any long term studies showing that was a bad idea. If there were any such studies the government would pass a law saying you shouldn't wear one.
Perhaps, without helmets, they are less likely to pass on their genetic profiles to future generations. Sadly, many all ready have.
BE SAFE OUT THERE, HELMET OR NO HELMET, IT'S YOUR HEAD! GN  |
It is absolutely astounding how many out there will go out of their way to support the government's illogical assault on freedom. Now before you get your panties in a knot, I think anyone who doesn't wear a helmet when ripping down a trail is an idiot. But if you need the government to tell you that, you are a bigger idiot. What you pro-helmet-law people need to do is look into the leading cause of death in this province, and realize that with your logic, there are a lot more laws coming down the road. Prepare to wear a helmet while driving your car. Prepare to see fast food joints disappear. Prepare to see smoking outlawed. Prepare to see firearms banned. Prepare to see bubble wrap suits a lot more than you do now. There are so many other risky behaviors that cost the taxpayer a whole lot more, but yet nothing is done about them.
And if you believe that with this law the government has safety in mind, why do they exempt certain people based on the colour of their skin, or who they pray to? Or are they secretly hoping that these people who are exempt take care of themselves through natural selection?
And if you want to argue about seat belts, same arguments. If you don't wear one, you are an idiot. If you need the government to tell you to wear one...