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From: moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
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Subject: Re: California Bill to Prohibit Law Enforcement from Wearing Masks
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 22:25:51 -0400
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On 7/15/2025 6:08 PM, The Horny Goat wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:29:21 -0400, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Well, yes, I think that protecting my choices having consequence only to
>> me is very much in the spirit of both Declaration and Constitution.
>>
>> So, you might outlaw trafficking in body parts as ultimately harmful to
>> society ...like obscenity laws.  But, if you find some fun drugs in the
>> meadow and go on a 3-hour field trip, then by all means bon voyage.
>>
>> It's not (or shouldn't be) your business to tell me how to live.
>>
> That's a ridiculous argument since it could be argued that your
> "choices are protected" when you drive at 140 mph on the Interstate at
> a time of day when few if any drivers are on the road.
> 
> (I once found myself at 160 km/h (equivalent to about 120-130 mph) on
> an Interstate 1/2 hour north of Seattle - I said to myself, "uh how
> fast are you going anyhow" and then said to myself out loud after
> checking my speedometer "Holeeee sh***!!!" then took my foot
> completely off the gas pedal for the next 1/4 mile to slow down
> demonstrates that I'm a sane normal driver (but not as attentive as I
> should have been that day) and not auditioning for the Indy.
> 
> (Which I'm sure they actually do do with prospective race drivers but
> not on the interstates...)

If there are *no* other drivers on the road, then you might at least 
have a discussion.  But, even then, your public-road accident imposes 
several ancillary but significant costs to society.