Monday, August 06, 2012

Stickin it to the man .. just because

Nanny State: One regulation away from total bliss
Damn the Torpedoes  
Because sometimes enough is enough


Res Ipsa Loquitor

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Stupid is as stupid does.

Rodger the Real King of France said...

Well of course; people who want to remain anonymous will take no chances.

James Hooker, Nipple Whisperer said...

I didn´t like seatbelts either. Then, I took my first, and hopefully, last trip through a windshield. Love ´em now.

Rodger the Real King of France said...

This really isn't about common sense. It's about the nanny ... never mind.

Anonymous said...

I a not saying that the British are smarter than we are but try getting away with wearing that t-shirt in England.

Freddie Sykes

leelu said...

Freddy,

As a passenger, maybe. As driver, not so much.

Anonymous said...

Rodger, you need a new file for "Missed the point entirely"
I hate the we are told at the point of as gun, to wear our seat belts. It is overbearing bullshit.
I spent my formative years responding to car wrecks, and later as an EMT fireman rendering aid to the occupants...I understand the effectiveness of seat belts. I despise that I live in a country that allows police to stop me on any public road and questioned and cited if I choose to not wear a seat belt.
Big Brother can kiss my ass.
RAK

Anonymous said...

Kids riding bicycles are required to wear helmets, car drivers are required to wear seat belts, but motorcyclists in Florida (and other places) are not required to wear helmets.

Go figure.....

Anonymous said...

...cause we don't care if they die?
... because they have fought for more of their own personal liberty and maintained it.

pdwalker said...

RAK nails the RKOF's point perfectly.

If I want to drive without a helmet or seatbelt, then it's my own fucking business, not the business of some storm trooper or nanny state busy body.

I'm an adult and I can make my own fuckin' decisions and I'll pay for the consequences of my own bloody actions.

Oh man, this is one thing that really pisses me off.

Rodger the Real King of France said...

RAK - I start to feel like I'm being too obtuse, then you to the rescue -- for the umpteenth time. Thanks

Anonymous said...

Kids riding bicycles are required to wear helmets, car drivers are required to wear seat belts, but motorcyclists in Florida (and other places) are not required to wear helmets.

Go figure.....

What? You didn't notice the donor release form on the motorcycle endorsed license? All donor-cycle riders must sign it to ride w/o a helmet. Plus, no service in ER rooms is part of the package. You must walk into the main hospital for treatment, and medical insurance does not cover cycle accident injuries.
tomw

Anonymous said...

I think Chesterton summed it up nicely... "The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog."

Woulde

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