Peter writes: > Wearing a PFD should be a considered choice, but a community has a > collective right to say you must choose to wear one, via its laws. I don't > mind seat-belt laws, or vehicle safety standards. What's the difference > here? No difference between belt laws and PFD laws. The difference is that we disagree as to whether commumities have collective rights over such properly personal decisions. I reject that premise, whether for seat belts, motor cycle helmets, or PFDs. The irony is that refusal to comply, while heroic, can be suicidal under the wrong circumstances. Rick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Sep 06 2000 - 23:10:24 PDT
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