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Cyber Wolf · 01-12-2005, 05:18 PM

As bright as this kid supposedly was, I think he was a bit off with the concept of choice. The way his article reads is that people don't have a choice whether or not to wear a seatbelt and have lost the ability to make that decision. This isn't the case. You always have the choice to or not to buckle up. The only thing the law does is punish the ones who are caught, it doesn't make you unable to drive off without buckling up.

It's just like drinking and driving. After drinking, you have the choice to get behind the wheel or not. If you do, you run the risk of (at the least) getting pulled over and ticketed/jailed for drunk driving or (at the worst) killing yourself and/or someone else. Sure, you could get home relatively safe and sound but that's not the point.

Lack of choice isn't what folks like this guy are really crying about, it's the consequences of the choice made. He didn't want to live with the consequences, and that's exactly what ended up happening. The only way you would actually not have the choice to drive without buckling is if the vehicle you drive is set up so that it will not start UNTIL the driver's seatbelt is buckled.

Unfortunately, he chose the wrong chalice and was destroyed. Being booksmart doesn't mean you know what's good for you.

01-12-2005, 05:18 PM	#25
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	As bright as this kid supposedly was, I think he was a bit off with the concept of choice. The way his article reads is that people don't have a choice whether or not to wear a seatbelt and have lost the ability to make that decision. This isn't the case. You always have the choice to or not to buckle up. The only thing the law does is punish the ones who are caught, it doesn't make you unable to drive off without buckling up. It's just like drinking and driving. After drinking, you have the choice to get behind the wheel or not. If you do, you run the risk of (at the least) getting pulled over and ticketed/jailed for drunk driving or (at the worst) killing yourself and/or someone else. Sure, you could get home relatively safe and sound but that's not the point. Lack of choice isn't what folks like this guy are really crying about, it's the consequences of the choice made. He didn't want to live with the consequences, and that's exactly what ended up happening. The only way you would actually not have the choice to drive without buckling is if the vehicle you drive is set up so that it will not start UNTIL the driver's seatbelt is buckled. Unfortunately, he chose the wrong chalice and was destroyed. Being booksmart doesn't mean you know what's good for you. __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens Last edited by Cyber Wolf; 01-12-2005 at 05:21 PM.