Re: NIP arrived.


"The Reids" <dontuse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Following up to Mark Foster
>
> >*That*, I think, is the key phrase. Our entire society is now geared
> >towards that aim. Not only do people not _want_ to take responsibility
> >for their own actions but the society in which they live positively
> >discourages it. Everything is now so focussed on protecting individuals
> >for the consequences of any mistakes they or others might make that even
> >a really simple concept like "watch where you're walking" is something
> >where you pass the buck to the council that should have fixed the paving
> >slab.
>
> absolutely, if you have an accident walking down the road, just
> think, why didn't I look where I was going? One thing we don't
> need are these ambulance chasing no win no fee personal accident
> lawyers.
>
> >This problem is not just in driving it is everywhere and it is becoming
> >epidemic. It needs to be reversed and it could start with changing the
> >way we think and talk about "accidents".
>
> One of the first things to do is stop thinking you need quotes
> round accident like that. You want people to look to their
> driving and walking, not to the council who deliver the
> road/pavement, fine. So start saying "if you have an accident,
> why are you looking to blaming somebody else, look to yourself
> first".

Agreed, which is the point of this rather extended sub-thread. The quotes
(as far as I'm concerned anyway) are merely to highlight the fact that their
usage (not their meaning) is in dispute.


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