On 16 Feb 2008 13:59:59 -0500, "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
>Mike Schilling <mscottschilling@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Keith F. Lynch wrote:
>>> The only noteworthy thing about this latest shooting is how much
>>> news coverage it and similar shootings get. About the same number
>>> of Americans are killed by cars in the average *hour*, and nobody
>>> carries on about that.
>
>> Yup, nobody cares, which is why seatbelts and airbags are mandatory,
>> and drunk driving has become a more and more serious crime
>
>I didn't say nobody cares; I said nobody carries on. There are no
>strident editorials about how we have to make sure anyone with a
>criminal or mental health history can never get their hands on a car,
>or about how campuses should be instantly locked down whenever a
>pedestrian is struck.
>
>Seatbelts and airbags do nothing for the safety of anyone not
>in a car. Drunk driving laws are still quite lenient (see
>http://KeithLynch.net/bush.html).
And about half of all traffic
>fatalities don't involve alcohol, anyway.
Citing yourself to prove your point? Of course you're going to agree
with yourself.
Not that I necessarily disagree with your point here.
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