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To: Eaker
You missed my point.
But since you play russian roulette with your wife and child for fun and games...
It is not possible to legislate freedom.
It is only possible to legislate restrictions of freedom.
Since you brought up a really far fetched analogy, may I present mine:
It is incredibly stupid for people on a fixed retirement income to invest in high yield / high risk stocks. If too many ignorant investors engage in this type of risky behavior, other people can be hurt.Investing large sums of money in companies who have no actual profits is speculative, and dangerous.
It should be against the law.Those who are stupid enough to invest in dot com companies should spend a few hours in jail,even though no law against their stupidity can be found, because their ignorance has jeapordised society, and they deserve to be punished for what may happen if they are not lucky.
PUHLEESE.
It is incredibly stupid to golf in Florida, when a storm is near.Golphers should be excluded from health insurance covereage, because they drive up the premiums due to risky behavior.
Smoking is dangerous-go to jail.
Eating fast food is dangerous-go to jail.
Living is dangerous-go to jail.
Do anything dangerous, let a cop, or your neighbor, escort you to jail.
Screw freedom and the law, just go to jail if you do something some people consider you stupid.
The new law is,everyone goes to jail for acting stupidly, if some cop decides you are stuoid.
Screw law, or actual legal charges.
I get a badge, I think you are stupid, and off to jail you go.
Pray, Pray really hard, that I dont get a badge in your world.
Off to jail you would go.


514 posted on 06/20/2003 8:30:31 PM PDT by sarasmom (Punish France.Ignore Germany.Forgive Russia..)
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To: sarasmom
You so missed my point that I don't know how to respond simply enough.

My point was that stupid behavior that does not bite your ass is still stupid behavior. I am not advocating more laws, I am advocating common sense.

Stupidity kills. Unfortunately it doesn't just kill the stupid.

Sometimes the stupid take others with them.


Eaker

516 posted on 06/20/2003 8:39:26 PM PDT by Eaker (AdiĆ³s reality; I want to be a Jack-Ass millionaire!!............;<)
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