On Dec 3, 2003, at 22:26, Robert Fulton wrote:
> As you may know, South Dakota representative Bill Janklow killed a
> motorcyclist when he sped through a stop sign last summer.
> He is now claiming that his diabetes caused his loss of awareness and
> his
> carelessness.
> Please notify everyone you know that this "twisted Twinkie Defense"
> (SF Bay
> Area folks will remember this) is a threat to all diabetics in the
> nation.
> I for one will lobby for the removal of driving privileges for ALL
> DIABETICS EVERYWHERE if it is accepted that diabetes can exonerate
> reckless
> homicide. That would be a shame for all responsible diabetics, but
> surely if
> this condition has the same results as alcohol intoxication, then we
> must
> remove those subject to it from the roads.
>
> In the interest of the safety of workers, we must also ( IF JANKLOW
> WINS)
> bar any diabetics from autocross competition.
I think if he wins his case, we should all chip in and send him a nice
big congratulatory cake!
KeS
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