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>To continue with the above scenario, she places at risk anyone who might
>have to be called out to rescue her in the event of an accident, and
>those still in the water, etc. In a wider scope, who is going to foot
>the bill for the helicopter that has to evac her to medical care? Sure,
>she might have insurance, but what if she doesn't? Yes, there is a
>certain element of risk involved when she goes to the store, but that is
>nothing compared to the Doria trip, at least for Grandma.
The insurance issue is a push, another red herring. Why? Because we will
pay that bill whether or not Granny uses it- he using it doesn't increase
it. Only a Democrat would think otherwise.
>Boat crew, other divers, EMS, etc. Yes, there is a certain degree of
>this risk inherent in the job[s], but there is a significant cost in
>allowing frivolous expenditure of the lives of those who accept that
>risk. Grandma's poor judgement could be very costly.
Is it "frivolous" if I make the same choices Granny makes? No.
Not to mention, again, that all these lives are spent by choice.
>If you think "attendant responsibility" is a cage...do you really see it
>that way? Grandma doesn't live in a vacuum. Are you implying that you
>feel that there should be no responsibility for the exercise of one's
>rights? That's crazy.
Of course there is. What is distressing you is that humans have nothing
to do with the adjudication of such responsibilities. That is Darwin's
jurisdiction, and he is always right, and never holds the wrong person
responsible, which is more than can be said for your "system".
>In your world, though, I have a right to build that tent on the slippery
>slope, and then apparently it's acceptable for me to expect YOU to pay
>when it is swept away.
Once the tent is gone, who pays is irrelevant.
Unless, of course, you are putting more value on the dollars than on a
single human life.
Such an attitude would go a long ways towards explaining your positions.
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"C'mon, you sons of bitches, you
want to live forever?"
-First Sergeant Dan Daly, 1918
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