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Old 01-29-04 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Roughstuff
AMEN! My goodness heaven forbid that someone should take some responsibility for their actions. These cute 'politically correct analogies' to 'women being *****' shows you just how hysterically self-righteous many folks are. REFLECTIVE CLOTHING, REFLECTIVE GEAR AND A HELMET are essential elements of safe riding. Even before I got to that part of the article I chuckled when I read about him riding on wintry roads at 11:30 PM. I'll bet he didn't have snow tires and antilock brakes either. OOPS! Thats not relevant.

She refused a breathalyzer test--that doesn't mean she was drunk any more than one who take the Fifth Amendment is automatically guilty. She is charged with a crime and all of a sudden we decide she is guilty! My, what a bunch of Ashcroft-wannabees we suddenly have on this board. Face it...some people saw red as soon as it was clear she was driving the big-bad-wolf of the new millennia, an SUV.

roughstuff
Breathe in, breathe out.

Misread it, thought it said 11:30 am.

(Keep breathing, we're getting your therapist on the phone right away...)

Still don't know why they mentioned he wasn't wearing a helmet. Helmets are for protecting your head against falls, they don't do didly squat against SUV's.
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