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The US has always had a horrible "you are on your own mentality". I mean, over a hundred kids have been killed by gun rampages in schools over the past several

by ck2 13y ago

The US has always had a horrible "you are on your own mentality". I mean, over a hundred kids have been killed by gun rampages in schools over the past several years and nothing has changed. Oh wait, no MORE guns have been made legal and available, not less. So basically the American public becomes trained to be desensitized to deaths, cyclists, schoolkids, drunk driving, etc.

Lagged2Death 13y ago
The US has always had a horrible "you are on your own mentality". I get where you're coming from, and I wouldn't say it's wrong, but I really think there's something else going on in this case. If a driver kills a pedestrian or a person driving another car, there are consequences; if a driver kills a cyclist, there are effectively none. That contrast isn't explained by a "you are on your own" mentality.
- consonants 13y ago
  You're on your own if you're involved in an accident while riding a bike.
- justin66 13y ago
  > If a driver kills a pedestrian The situation isn't a whole hell of a lot better for walkers vs. bike riders. "I just didn't see him" still works.
tsotha 13y ago
>The US has always had a horrible "you are on your own mentality". Yeah... we call it "freedom".
dmm 13y ago
Are you suggesting that banning cars is an appropriate response to cyclists being hit by cars?
- kika 13y ago
  I can't resist the urge: responsible government should still allow people to use cars, but full-auto cars should be banned! :-)
- scotty79 13y ago
  Sort of. Wherever there are two lanes or more, cars should be banned on rightmost one that should be separated with some concrete blocks.
dpiers 13y ago
Things have changed. I went to visit a teacher at my old high school while I was back home, and was told I needed to apply for a visitor pass (w/ background check) beforehand in order to be allowed in the building. And even then, I needed the person I was visiting to escort me. Your post is a baseless rant which generalizes the thoughts and actions of hundreds of millions of people.
001sky 13y ago
You seem to forget that kids are tossed out of schools in the US for playing with toy guns. You can get thrown out for making your food look like a gun. On the other hand, many of these mass killers are? Kids. The same kids who are never taught how to handle themselves around potential danger or to manage risk and stress. So, we get a bunch of kids who sit at home a rather playing with their pop-tarts as toy guns, play "FIRST PERSON SHOOTER" video games. Cause why? That's a good way for them to learn how to safely handle firearms? And we wonder. http://distractify.com/news/how-america-is-turning-kids-into-sissies/ http://distractify.com/news/how-america-is-turning-kids-into...

by ck2 13y ago

Lagged2Death 13y ago

The US has always had a horrible "you are on your own mentality". I get where you're coming from, and I wouldn't say it's wrong, but I really think there's something else going on in this case. If a driver kills a pedestrian or a person driving another car, there are consequences; if a driver kills a cyclist, there are effectively none. That contrast isn't explained by a "you are on your own" mentality.

consonants 13y ago
You're on your own if you're involved in an accident while riding a bike.
justin66 13y ago
> If a driver kills a pedestrian The situation isn't a whole hell of a lot better for walkers vs. bike riders. "I just didn't see him" still works.

tsotha 13y ago

>The US has always had a horrible "you are on your own mentality". Yeah... we call it "freedom".

dmm 13y ago

Are you suggesting that banning cars is an appropriate response to cyclists being hit by cars?

kika 13y ago
I can't resist the urge: responsible government should still allow people to use cars, but full-auto cars should be banned! :-)
scotty79 13y ago
Sort of. Wherever there are two lanes or more, cars should be banned on rightmost one that should be separated with some concrete blocks.

dpiers 13y ago

Things have changed. I went to visit a teacher at my old high school while I was back home, and was told I needed to apply for a visitor pass (w/ background check) beforehand in order to be allowed in the building. And even then, I needed the person I was visiting to escort me. Your post is a baseless rant which generalizes the thoughts and actions of hundreds of millions of people.

001sky 13y ago

You seem to forget that kids are tossed out of schools in the US for playing with toy guns. You can get thrown out for making your food look like a gun. On the other hand, many of these mass killers are? Kids. The same kids who are never taught how to handle themselves around potential danger or to manage risk and stress. So, we get a bunch of kids who sit at home a rather playing with their pop-tarts as toy guns, play "FIRST PERSON SHOOTER" video games. Cause why? That's a good way for them to learn how to safely handle firearms? And we wonder. http://distractify.com/news/how-america-is-turning-kids-into-sissies/ http://distractify.com/news/how-america-is-turning-kids-into...