Comments on: Kids these days http://www.aflux.net/709/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:08:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: BenTheBoyfriend http://www.aflux.net/709/comment-page-1/#comment-3226 BenTheBoyfriend Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:05:23 +0000 http://www.aflux.net/?p=709#comment-3226 The way I look at is, if there is not a downside, it should be law. For example, statistically speaking, wearing a seat belt in a car decreases the liklihood that you will sustain mroe serious injury or death in the event of a car accident. This seems justified to me. However, ticketing/fining someone for not wearing it? Seems like a revenue generating machine. But, even in the event of a car accident, lets say that person A in the back seat of a car doesn't wear a seat belt and sits right behind person B, both on the passenger side of a car, and they're in a head on collission, and person A acts as a weapon and is launched at person B. Person A just because a weapon due to not wearing a seat belt. To say the least, I doubt issues like this will ever be deemed simple and clear cut. The way I look at is, if there is not a downside, it should be law. For example, statistically speaking, wearing a seat belt in a car decreases the liklihood that you will sustain mroe serious injury or death in the event of a car accident. This seems justified to me. However, ticketing/fining someone for not wearing it? Seems like a revenue generating machine.

But, even in the event of a car accident, lets say that person A in the back seat of a car doesn’t wear a seat belt and sits right behind person B, both on the passenger side of a car, and they’re in a head on collission, and person A acts as a weapon and is launched at person B. Person A just because a weapon due to not wearing a seat belt.

To say the least, I doubt issues like this will ever be deemed simple and clear cut.

]]> By: Anna http://www.aflux.net/709/comment-page-1/#comment-3209 Anna Sat, 19 Nov 2005 21:37:59 +0000 http://www.aflux.net/?p=709#comment-3209 Yeah, I see what you are saying... good point. It's a tough job to find the perfect middle ground. Yeah, I see what you are saying… good point. It’s a tough job to find the perfect middle ground.

]]> By: Dad http://www.aflux.net/709/comment-page-1/#comment-3207 Dad Sat, 19 Nov 2005 03:31:09 +0000 http://www.aflux.net/?p=709#comment-3207 Consider this, the justification for making people wear motorcycle helmets is that too many dumbasses left gray matter on the road, but survived. All too often those folks became wards of the state and we all paid for their lunacy. A question that must be asked, debated and asked again, do the rights of the individual (to do dumb things that cause either direct or indirect harm to others) out weigh the rights of the whole? Dad Consider this, the justification for making people wear motorcycle helmets is that too many dumbasses left gray matter on the road, but survived. All too often those folks became wards of the state and we all paid for their lunacy.

A question that must be asked, debated and asked again, do the rights of the individual (to do dumb things that cause either direct or indirect harm to others) out weigh the rights of the whole?

Dad

]]> By: Anna http://www.aflux.net/709/comment-page-1/#comment-3205 Anna Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:24:19 +0000 http://www.aflux.net/?p=709#comment-3205 Well, I'm of the general belief that if you have a gun in your home and the gun is stolen, by a child or an adult, you are partly responsible. That's why we have gun safes and trigger locks and all that jazz. I don't think they should be REQUIRED to use, but if you don't you should understand the consequences. Like motorcycle helmets. If a dumbass doesn't wear it and leaves gray matter all over the road because of it, well it's his dumbass fault. Well, I’m of the general belief that if you have a gun in your home and the gun is stolen, by a child or an adult, you are partly responsible.

That’s why we have gun safes and trigger locks and all that jazz. I don’t think they should be REQUIRED to use, but if you don’t you should understand the consequences.

Like motorcycle helmets. If a dumbass doesn’t wear it and leaves gray matter all over the road because of it, well it’s his dumbass fault.

]]> By: eu http://www.aflux.net/709/comment-page-1/#comment-3204 eu Thu, 17 Nov 2005 22:52:31 +0000 http://www.aflux.net/?p=709#comment-3204 I guess some lady on CNN was trying to draw ties into the online world of blogging with this, which... in both the case of MySpace AND Christianity... everyone and their mother can be either, or both. Besides his posts on MySpace, his Xanga account doesn't show any signs of this.. I mean, its not like the couple where the photographer guy was obsessed with death.. It will be interesting to find out how much his parents get blame for all this. Considering he is 18, they are no longer responsible for his actions. So I don't know how that would work if he "stole" the guns from a house he lives in as an adult. But regardless, he needs out of society, NOW. I guess some lady on CNN was trying to draw ties into the online world of blogging with this, which… in both the case of MySpace AND Christianity… everyone and their mother can be either, or both.

Besides his posts on MySpace, his Xanga account doesn’t show any signs of this.. I mean, its not like the couple where the photographer guy was obsessed with death..

It will be interesting to find out how much his parents get blame for all this. Considering he is 18, they are no longer responsible for his actions. So I don’t know how that would work if he “stole” the guns from a house he lives in as an adult.

But regardless, he needs out of society, NOW.

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