With rope made of hemp, of course.
- Tony
At 06:26 PM 1/15/2009, Bill Babcock wrote:
>Societal cost is a justification created AFTER a freedom is taken
>away. The real reason a freedom is taken away is that someone in power
>doesn't like the choice. Remember Joan Claybrook? Her real reason for
>all those regulations was that she was a joyless witch.
>
>Right now there's some birkenstock and drawstring pants wearing,
>flatulent smug vegan Prius-driving socially conscious green weenie
>that wants to crush your Triumph because he doesn't like the way you
>have fun. I say we line them up behind the lawyers and shoot em both
>with the same bullet. Save some societal cost.
>
>Just kidding of course. We should hang them instead of shooting them.
>
>On Jan 15, 2009, at 2:10 PM, Randall wrote:
>
>>>Nowadays, whenever I
>>>ride, I wear boots, full leathers, and helmet.
>>
>>Perfectly reasonable. A friend of mine went so far as to show up at
>>an
>>anti-helmet-law rally wearing his helmet. When asked WTF, he
>>replied "Being
>>opposed to the law doesn't mean I'm stupid!"
>>
>>As I see it, these arguments devolve to whether "freedom" includes
>>the right
>>to do "stupid" things. Like ride without a helmet. Or ride at all
>>for that
>>matter.
>>
>>Or drive an old car without air bags, anti-lock brakes, side impact
>>protection, crush zones, 5 mph bumpers etc etc.
>>
>>Randall - looking forward to driving a TR3 to work again without so
>>much as
>>seat belts retrofitted
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