From: michelle@michelle.org   
      
   In article , Arif Khokar   
    wrote:   
      
   > 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.   
      
   I would rather prevent crime than punish criminals.  I'd rather have no   
   one killed by a bad driver than punish a bad driver after he kills   
   someone.   
      
   That said, I don't think that a law prohibiting looking at a map on a   
   mobile device will prevent many, if any, traffic accidents.  Should GPS   
   built into the car also be prohibited?  Should looking at paper maps be   
   prohibited?  Paper maps are more dangerous than maps on mobile devices   
   because of their size and the intricacies of folding and unfolding   
   them.   
      
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