Should he not learn from the mistakes of others, and not repeat them?
My father told me about some of his less-than-sensible driving exploits
when he was younger...my reaction was "WTF was he thinking (or was he at
all?)?" and I've been careful to not repeat them (even though no one got
hurt, it's a miracle that no one did).
bernd@texas.net wrote:
>
> Listen...most of us, at some point in our youthfull lives have done something
> like this...I'll admit to a few times at 130+ on a lonesome (but very curvy)
> highway at 2am (12 years ago!). But most of us have also outgrown this and
> have learned from our mistakes in the past.
>
> Should he be banned from the list? Of course not. If someone's friend was
> killed because of a similar situation, I feel for you and am sorry for your
> loss, but life goes on though.
>
> Is it right what he did (even "claiming" that his daddy is the police
> chief)...HELL NO. If I was his dad (and I am a dad at that)...well...they
> sometimes referred to it as a "Good Fanny Tanning". The truck should be
> disabled for at least 2 months and his drivers license taken away for that
> amount of time. If his daddy is the Police Chief, a complaint should be
> filed. (Ever heard of setting an example.)
>
> Anyway...not to ramble on about this "issue", let's all just let it go. What's
> done is done and can't be changed. If it happens again, hopefully the truck
> will be wrecked in the process but (god forbid) no one gets hurt in the process.
>
> (If it were one of my kids, and I found out about it...no more truck - PERIOD.)
>
> - Bernd
>
> > While I don't believe that he should be kicked off the list (maybe he might
> > learn something by being on it) I don't condone his actions. I agree with
> > posts prior to this one. If you want to kill yourself that's one thing.
> > Anyone that has that kind of blatant disregard for human life shouldn't even
> > be allowed to ride a bicycle let alone drive a car. I would call that,
> > assault with a deadly weapon, with intent to kill. Maybe it's time to grow
> > up and quit hiding under Daddy's skirt!
> >
> > Ron
> > 00 SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
> > For modifications see my DML Profile
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@BuffNET.net
> > Subject: Re: DML: Fuel Injector cleaner vs. A good old fashion road
> > trip(good story)-Dumb
> >
> >
> > The difference between what he did and a screw up is
> > that this was intentional and a screw up is something
> > done in error.
> >
> > He ran red lights and stop signs, more than one of
> > each.
> >
> <snip>
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