Man dies protesting helmet law

[sb666]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43624650/ns/us_news-life/?gt1=43001

Apparently he fell off his motorcycle and died when he struck his head. Having a helmet on would have saved his life. Share your thoughts

 

[Travuersa]

It's sad. I hope his death will teach other anti-helmet activist the true cost of abstaining.

 

[itsausernamewhatofit]

This is both hilarious and terrible at the same time

 

[Digital_Hero]

My thoughts: dumb ass. If this was something with bicycles then id just say protest away, but motorcycles? This poor fool just illustrated how critical it is to wear a helmet. His death even rubs in the fact that he would have lived if he wore it. Death by irony, anyone?

 

[Strain42]

"Maybe I don't want anything between me and the road"
"You will if your head falls on it!"

~Wild Hogs

 

[Radelaide]

Um, irony?

I feel sorry for the guy. Seriously, that would be the one of the worst ways to go. But obviously this is the perfect reason for manditory helmets

 

[Littlee300]

Convenience < Survival

 

[Canid117]

Karma she is a *****.

 

[thedeathscythe]

Reminds me of how the owner Segway died on a Segway. It's tragic, but ironic, so it all balances out.

 

[Peteron]

I hate to say it, (Yet not really) but that is hilarious! Ironic and humorous indeed. That is what he gets for being an idiot

 

[Thaius]

He was stupid; purposefully riding without a helmet was pretty dumb. But I actually agree with him. The problem with both the helmet and seat belt laws is that the only person at risk is the one not wearing one of the aforementioned equipment. American government is intended to allow freedom, essentially meaning that you can do whatever idiotic thing you want as long as it's not going to hurt someone else, which is why things like murder and theft are illegal but licking a spark plug is not. Laws are not supposed to keep us safe from ourselves, they're supposed to keep us safe from others and others safe from us.

Issue being, sometimes we forget to put on a seatbelt. Or perhaps we lost our helmet. And we end up needing to pay a ticket because we had the audacity to put ourselves, and no one else, at risk, probably just because of forgetfulness or something. I don't see that as in line with the constitution or generally okay on principle for a country that was formed specifically with freedom in mind.

 

[Dense_Electric]

He's an idiot, no doubt, but that's really not the kind of thing we should be making laws about. If someone wants to kill themselves, let them do so without spending money (we don't have) trying to stop them.

 

[Friendshipandmagic]

He's a fucking idiot. I'm sorry but, if you ride a motorcycle, or any other 2-4 wheeled vehicle, and are not wearing a helmet and you fall, I don't feel sorry for you because I believe you are a total imbecile.

I agree, glad to see another one removed from the gene pool.

 

[xmbts]

Kind of tragic really. I understand that people like choices but it's a safety precaution, as illustrated by this mans untimely death.

 

[C.S.Strowbridge]

Darwin for the win.

recaptcha: misheds sensuality

What the hell is Inglip trying to tell me? Get some lovin', but get so drunk first I won't remember it?

 

[emeraldrafael]

Oh I'm gonna sound horrible, but I love when common sense wins out in the end.

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And we end up needing to pay a ticket because we had the audacity to put ourselves, and no one else, at risk, probably just because of forgetfulness or something.
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You could make an case that not doing these actions would make the impression on young minds that its oka not to wear a seat belt, and should YOU wreck for stupidity, the impressionable youth also gets hurt for mimicing your actions.

Not saying I believe it or its true, just saying.

 

[ZeZZZZevy]

This is both hilarious and terrible at the same time

basically this, I laughed on the inside when I read the story

and it's also funny (in an ironic sort of way) that this is one of the strongest examples of proving yourself very, very wrong

 

[viranimus]

Yeah, I dont see any proof that having a helmet on would have saved his life. Encapsulated helms are notorious for complete neck snaps. Open face helms are notorious for face burns typically resulting in cart being lodged into brain.

Even if it is accurate that having a helm may have in that situation saved his life its not as if that life would be worth living after the injuries incurred from it. How happy and grateful would this guy have been, if his hobby that represented unmitigated freedom for him, would have left him as a quadriplegic?

Besides... there should be no such laws. If people do not wish to protect themselves from death there is no reason why we should force that on them. Hell we need stop safeguarding people from their own stupidity because that was one of the last things we had in nature to thin out the herd. So these laws are not protecting people.. they are just delaying the inevitable.