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From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie )
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Subject: Re: PISSED OFF/Really Re: Seat belts
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Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 21:53:46 EST
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> 
> I do believe that laws of the form "We're protecting you from yourself"
> are unacceptable.  (If he wants to kill himself, well, that's his business.)
> I also believe (very strongly) that laws of the form
> "We're protecting other people from your foolishness" are desirable.
> (This can be overdone, of course...  but we must make tradeoffs somewhere.)
> 
How do you feel about wearing seat belts in an airplane.  Failure to do so
is a violation of FAA regulations and you don't even get due process.
If you choose to argue with the Pilot over putting on your seatbelt you
have committed a federal crime.

How do you feel about mandatory smoke detector laws?

-Ron