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Look y'all, I think it's clear that my ideology on this whole personal responsibility issue is not in synch with the rest of you. You see, I'm a biologist, which means I'm in a rare position to see how rediculous all these "fundamental" and "inherent" rights we assign our own species really are. O.K., so I'm more of an anarchist than the rest of you when it comes to personal responsibility of a terrestrial mammal underwater. Trouble is, I'm on vacation right now, and am accessing my email through CompuServe on a slow modem, which means I don't have time to discuss it anymore. We're gonna have to leave this one as a mutual disagreement. Neither of us are "right" or "wrong"; we just have differences of opinion. Ciao, Rich On Sat, 22 Jun 1996, Michael J. Kravit, AIA wrote: > ---------- > > What happened to Win was a tragedy. It really sucks...... We make > > laws to minimizes the number of drunk drivers on the road. We should > make > > laws to minimize the chance that some boob is driving a boat or carrying > > > a speargun. Lawsuits are not the answer - they make life too miserable > > for too many innocent people - they are an extremely inneficient means > of > > retribution. They don't bring the dead back to life; they don't give a > > crippled person the ability to walk again. Some things should not be > > measured in dollars. > ------------------------------------------ > Richard; > > You gotta be kidding. Lawsuits won't make a crippled individual walk > again, but the settlement or award from the suit may allow the individual > to lead a life that otherwise was taken from him by an others negligence. > > > How can you say that some things can not be measured in dollars. > > Many years ago a friend of my brother's was on her way to California to > attend medical school when the Delta jet she was traveling on crashed at > the airport in Dallas. She survived, but was left severely injured and > physically and mentally disabled. This person had a very promising > professional ahead of her. Would you just say; oh well, thats life, she > knew flying could be dangerous, she got on the plane, she took the risk, > she is responsible for her actions. > > That position in my opinion is not based in reality. If someone is > disabled due to another's negligence, a lawsuit is not always filed for > "blood money". Many times the award is needed by the victim to live the > rest of their lives. > > I don't know the particulars, but if Wimley was killed by the boat > operators negligence, should his wife and children be made to suffer due > to someone else's negligence? > > Let's get real. > > > Richard Pyle deepreef@bi*.bi*.ha*.or* ******************************************************************* "WHATEVER happens to you when you willingly go underwater is COMPLETELY and ENTIRELY your own responsibility! If you cannot accept this responsibility, stay out of the water!" *******************************************************************
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