Re: Florida Helmet Law for Kids

On Fri, 01 May 2009 17:31:07 -0500, John Hasler <john@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The purpose of calling it "<Somebody's name here> law" is to appeal to
emotion rather than reason.

Emotions are valid, too, when not contradicted
by facts or logic, but not for John, apparently.

The only reason for doing so is that the
proponents know that if people actually think about the consequences they
might not support it.

Why would anyone not support a rule that keeps
some kids' smashed brains off public thoroughfares?

Note that these things are usually rushed through
immediately after some dramatic incident with great urgency. They don't
want reasoned discussion. They want knee-jerk reaction.

John could have been referring to 9/11 and the illegal
invasion of Iraq, there, had he been thinking.

.

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