Re: Risk mitigation (Was:Re: Mega-Tsunami..)

From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Thu Sep 06 2001 - 11:32:21 MDT


Alfio Puglisi wrote:
>
> On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Mike Lorrey wrote:
>
> >Why isn't driving voluntary?
>
> It's voluntary as long as you just kill yourself. But all the other people
> involved usually didn't choose to drive too fast..

So? Secondhand smoke is harmful too, and kids don't get to choose what
their parents serve them for food. Similarly, so much crime is drug
related that it's victims (which includes a large chunk of gunshot
victims) are also involuntary participants but caused by voluntary
activity. Why the double standard?



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