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   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2014-02-28, Arif Khokar  wrote:   
   > On 02/27/2014 11:55 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   >   
   >> Too many people are too distracted by things in their cars while driving   
   >> as it is - a problem that seems to get worse year after year. Every   
   >> single time I drive, I see people talking on their phone, drinking,   
   >> eating, digging for things on the passenger floor or glove box, putting   
   >> on makeup *and* eating or drinking at the same time, scolding their   
   >> brats in the back seat, and all sorts of other things that are decidedly   
   >> *not* driving   
   >   
   > So why not make this simple and get rid of all laws that define   
   > victimless crimes such as using a hand held GPS while driving, Simply   
   > put, if a particular driver ends up crashing an injuring or killing   
   > someone, then charge him based on the results of the crash (property   
   > damage, injury, death, etc.).  I don't care whether he was drunk,   
   > reaching for something on the passenger floor, using a hand held GPS,   
   > fell asleep or whatever else might of happened.  If he ends up killing   
   > someone in a crash, then charge him with vehicular manslaughter.   
      
   So your solution is to change nothing. Got it.   
      
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