The ultimate PSA

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by scarletboa

my dad has been a paramedic for bout 15 years now and he knows just how important seat belts are. he is also into government conspiracy and even he agrees that the seat belt laws are a good idea and not just some way for the government to control us even further. he has seen so many people who have died that would still be alive today if they had just worn their seat belts. he even took pics with his iphone of a mother and child who weren't buckled up and they had died also on impact and their faces were smashed completely against the wind shield and it was just gruesome. i ALWAYS buckle up.

Don't get me wrong; I think it's a great idea and don't think it's a gov't "conspiracy", but the choice should be left to the individual. Like I said, I am only in favor of laws that protect others. Perfect example: Murder is a crime (as it should be), and so is attempted suicide (WTF?).

[scarletboa]

Originally Posted by BrianG

Don't get me wrong; I think it's a great idea and don't think it's a gov't "conspiracy", but the choice should be left to the individual. Like I said, I am only in favor of laws that protect others. Perfect example: Murder is a crime (as it should be), and so is attempted suicide (WTF?).

ok, you have a point. attempted suicide being against the law is farking ridiculous. is it their way of motivating people to succeed in killing themselves, because if they back out, they could face charges?

the seatbelt laws make sense though and they DO protect others. how would you like to get a call saying that your father and/or mother, daughter, son, brother, etc. died in a car accident and then found out later on that they could have lived if they had their seatbelt on?

just my $.02