What happened?

[jfre81]

You know, if I die in a car wreck, I hope somebody at my funeral goes "well, at least he didn't get shot. It's a 'tolerable risk' after all..." Hell, just make that the eulogy and be done with it.

[CoderGeek]

Originally Posted by MrSykes

...Tolerable only insofar as you have yet to be directly affected by the epidemic.

You make bad assumptions.

[jfre81]

Originally Posted by CoderGeek

You make bad assumptions.

So was it a little more comforting to know that you lost somebody in a car wreck instead of by some other means? Maybe that made them a little less dead or something?

Most of the risk out there is unacceptable. People texting and doing makeup and that sort of crap. Your car is not your office. Pay attention to your driving or get off the road. Those people scare me more than anybody out on the street, or anyone who wants to try to break into my house, because in all likelihood I can kill them and end up some folk hero a la Joe Horn. But if I shoot the teenage bimbo weaving into oncoming traffic while sending some pointless text message, I'm going to prison.

[CoderGeek]

Originally Posted by jfre81

So was it a little more comforting to know that you lost somebody in a car wreck instead of by some other means? Maybe that made them a little less dead or something?

Most of the risk out there is unacceptable. People texting and doing makeup and that sort of crap. Your car is not your office. Pay attention to your driving or get off the road. Those people scare me more than anybody out on the street, or anyone who wants to try to break into my house, because in all likelihood I can kill them and end up some folk hero a la Joe Horn. But if I shoot the teenage bimbo weaving into oncoming traffic while sending some pointless text message, I'm going to prison.

You seem to care deeply about this issue to be making such passionate posts to forums about this at 2 in the morning. What practical actions are you perusing to effect whatever the change is that you want?

[jfre81]

Originally Posted by CoderGeek

You seem to care deeply about this issue to be making such passionate posts to forums about this at 2 in the morning. What practical actions are you perusing to effect whatever the change is that you want?

Well, I suppose I'm "perusing" an internet forum. As for "pursuing" I really couldn't tell you. People seem to think it's their birthright to do whatever they want when they're driving. But, you know, "tolerable risk."

I do keep some less than ordinary hours, but thanks for noticing. I've also noticed we've kind of gone off topic, though I pretty much started it. My point stands however.

[texas7]

Originally Posted by Kenpar

Um, the usual happened. I'm sure the fact that you bunched all of these things together makes it seem like it was particularly bad, but things happen all the time. Like now for instance, just think about all the things that are happening. No seriously, go ahead.

These happened all in one day.

[theSUBlime]

Originally Posted by texas7

These happened all in one day.

People die every minute, but they don't all make it to the news.

[XodoX]

Originally Posted by theSUBlime

People die every minute, but they don't all make it to the news.

Not enough time to talk about everybody who died of natural causes

[SteveArmy]

Originally Posted by XodoX

Not enough time to talk about everybody who died of natural causes

its not *news* if its an everyday thing