Donald,
Yes, it is true that if I maim myself that the taxpayer will pick up the cost,
through our National Health Service. However, I think that is a fairly
dubious excuse for a restriction on civil liberties - on that basis all
dangerous sports like hang gliding, wet biking, rock climbing and skiing
should be banned, simply to protect the public purse. There is a price to pay
for having the right to injure yourself, and I believe that price is worth
paying in order to live in a free(-ish) society.
Don't for a minute think that I am opposed to wearing seatbelts - they are an
excellent idea, I always wear mine, and I even reconnected the Seat Belt
Warning light that a PO had disconnected. All I am fighting for is the right
to choose not to wear it, even if I never exercised that right.
Richard and Daffy
dhl@chelseamsl.com on 4Jul2000 06:26 PM
To: Richard B Gosling/1M/Caterpillar@Caterpillar
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> Date: 04 Jul 2000 06:19:57 -0500
> From: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>
[Major snip]
> I will admit that the structural stuff is a bit over-stringent, and I object
to
> the law that requires you to wear a seatbelt, and that the check includes
that
> - seatbelts are an excellent idea, but wearing them should be a personal
> choice, not law, as you are risking no-one but yourself.
[another big SNIP]
You may be risking no one but yourself, but when you do get clobbered,
but not killed, and your insurance runs out, and the gummint starts
paying for your care, it is MY taxes that you are using up. Oh.
Sorry. You are in the UK where the gummingt(I mean the citizens) pays
for all that stuff anyway. So if you get clobbered but not killed,
everyone pays anyway.
Now airbags, I could do without.
MHO.
Donald
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