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Zaggeron · 04-07-2010, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by phelan

You think it's great and you're a tough American because you rode in the back of a pickup truck when you were four, or you played with lawn darts? Seriously?

Ever thought that the reason we have all these stupid rules that "made America soft" is because something awful happened with someone rode in the back of a pickup as a kid and the pickup got into an accident, rode a bike with no helmet and flipped over, climbed trees and jumped out of them and broken a leg, shot bottle rockets at each other and suffered an eye injury? You chuckle about it, but I'm sure there's plenty who aren't laughing with you.

For the love of God, this thread needs to be locked already.

Oh, and I'm not picking on your example of lawn darts. Who the hell still plays lawn darts?

So bottle rockets should be outlawed because they can take an eye out ??
Climbing trees should be outlawed because someone could break a leg ??
How about rock climbing? Should it be legal yea or nea?

The world is a dangerous place, you wanna outlaw everything in which someone has or could get hurt?

Driving without seat belts is dumb and dangerous, but I shouldn't have to pay Uncle Sam if I choose to do something dumb or dangerous ... let Darwin sort 'em out!

trent1331 · 04-07-2010, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Zaggeron

So bottle rockets should be outlawed because they can take an eye out ??
Climbing trees should be outlawed because someone could break a leg ??
How about rock climbing? Should it be legal yea or nea?

The world is a dangerous place, you wanna outlaw everything in which someone has or could get hurt?

Where did he mention that those things should be outlawed? I think you are putting words in his mouth.
He simply said that people with common sense will be smart enough to avoid being injured in such activities..

Zaggeron · 04-07-2010, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by trent1331

Where did he mention that those things should be outlawed? I think you are putting words in his mouth.
He simply said that people with common sense will be smart enough to avoid being injured in such activities..

Well he mentioned rules ... and in this context that means laws

"Ever thought that the reason we have all these stupid rules that "made America soft" is because something awful happened with someone rode in the back of a pickup as a kid and the pickup got into an accident, rode a bike with no helmet and flipped over, climbed trees and jumped out of them and broken a leg, shot bottle rockets at each other and suffered an eye injury? You chuckle about it, but I'm sure there's plenty who aren't laughing with you."

I don't think I'm putting words in his mouth, but I am trying to take his viewpoint to the logical extreme.

Honestly, there's a seriously disturbing trend to criminalize stupidity.

fullmonty · 04-07-2010, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Zaggeron

So bottle rockets should be outlawed because they can take an eye out ??
Climbing trees should be outlawed because someone could break a leg ??
How about rock climbing? Should it be legal yea or nea?

The world is a dangerous place, you wanna outlaw everything in which someone has or could get hurt?

Driving without seat belts is dumb and dangerous, but I shouldn't have to pay Uncle Sam if I choose to do something dumb or dangerous ... let Darwin sort 'em out!

Ah man reading your posts made me think of this song:::