Did I hit a nerve? Sorry. No, I was not trying to attack the SUV. Rather the attitude that "accidental" killing is somehow more acceptable than the _potential_ for some intentional action. I'm saying that the reality is stupidity in all its forms kills more than intentional attack. We could do more to save lives by forcing poor drivers to take the bus than by imprisoning suspected friends of Osama. --- James Newton, massmind.org Knowledge Archiver james@massmind.org 1-619-652-0593 fax:1-208-279-8767 All the engineering secrets worth knowing: http://techref.massmind.org What do YOU know? > -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu > [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Dave VanHorn > Sent: 2004 Sep 22, Wed 17:49 > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: RE: [OT] rules, was Yes, I canned Olin again. Focus > on the REAL problems > > > > > >They are holding Cat Steves outside the USA as a dangerous terrorist > >but you can wreck other peoples cars with your SUV as long > as you can > >afford to buy insurance and even kill other drivers with impunity as > >long as you aren't drunk or speeding, etc... "It was just an > accident" > > Oh come now.. At best, that's a gross oversimplification. > Unless all vehicles have equal mass, shape, and even > distribution of mass, you're going to have "winners" and > "loosers" in every accident, and that doesn't even take into > account accidents that aren't pure head-on collisions. > > Shall we ban all trucks, inclding semis, gas and milk > tankers, and have everyone running around in round bumper cars? > > My SUV has been involved in exactly one accident, winged by a > sedan after the driver left the vehicle while it was still > moving. It was parked at the time. > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.piclist.com > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist