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Virginia Arrests Man For Spamming
volpe writes "According to this Yahoo news story, Virginia arrested a North Carolina man for spamming in violation of a new state law. He was arrested Thursday afternoon in Raleigh, NC. The story is pretty fresh, so the news details are still pretty thin."
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As evidenced by the retarded we-can-sell-to-customers-18-or-older-but-you-can't -buy-until-you're-21 drinking age in Louisiana. Sorry for the off-topic rant but what the hell is up with that. At 18 I can die for my country, elect a government, have sex with a 16 year old girl (in many places there's a wierd 3 year age difference window, possibly requiring parental approval), and be legal guardian, but I can't have a beer. Can anyone explain how that makes sense?
my point is that the things I said you can do are indications of being considered a mature and responsible adult in the eyes of the law. I mostly understand the minimum age to be President, but I think it should be more about prior qualifications than an arbitrary age. The discount at Denny's is discrimination by a private corporation, not by the government, so it doesn't apply to my rant (notice that they were all things the government has decided I can do at the magic age of 18). I just don't see how someone can be considered to be of sound enough mind and maturity to kill for their country or to be legally responsible of a child, but not to have a drink.
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Its all about drunk driving. You see you are allowed to get a drivers license at 16. If you were allowed to drive at 18 a lot of people would die. Since the drinking age was raised from 18 to 21, drunk driving deaths have dropped dramatically. And not enough people give a fuck about the drinking rights of some pissant 18 year old to tolerate the previous numbers of people dying every week, month and year from drunk driving accidents.
If you take a look at Europe they've come to the same conclusion only in reverse. You can drink younger than you can drive. Same results, fewer deaths.
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And if they made the drinking age 75 it would drop even more. What makes 21 such a better choice? Many studies reference 25 as a cutoff. You can not seperate out the death rate statistics of raising the drinking age because at the same time cars have got safer, roads have extra safety features, seat belt use is way up, and in many places the speed limits have been lowered all in the same 20 year period. Thankfully through an effort on many sides, the death rate among many groups is going down but how can any one group take the credit for the total %. How can you break the numbers down?
Here are some interesting statistics to chew on.
Here says:
Juveniles arrested for DUI were disproportionately male (84 percent) and white (91 percent).
Damn, maybe the law should allow non white males under 18 to drink.
Here says:
Declines in DUI arrest rates have occurred for every age group. Of particular note is the decrease in DUI arrest rates for those under the age of 21 compared to their rates of DUI arrest in the early 1980's when States had not adopted a uniform drinking age. In 1980 persons between 16 and 20 years old accounted for 10 percent of licensed drivers but 15 percent of DUI arrestees. In 1996, this age group accounted for 7 percent of drivers and 8 percent of DUI arrestees.
Considering the drinking age in 1980 and 1996 was also 2l in all but a few areas but yet the % goes way down. Law may have been a factor but what about the other groups decline? What ever caused those declines probably was a factor in the underage group too.
I am not claiming the law has no effect but anyone or any organization for or against some idea can interpet statistics and just about "prove" anything. Researches have determined that 78% of all statistics were made up, shortly after that another firm came up with 79%.
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This is happening with us driving the safest and most expensive cars ever made.
How did this happen? Everyone has guesses. Some blame SUVs. My guess is driving behavior has changed. To many of us, driving is no longer transportation, but a game. In my opinion, too many people now derive their self-esteem from beating other people on the road.
Just watch car ads on television. Why is it 99% of car ads have to show the disclaimer "Profession Driver On Closed Course - Do Not Attempt." The driver is doing two, three times the speed limit. These ads are shown because they work. They appeal to the Speed Racer in all of us. You think, "With the new Pontiac 6000SUX, that damned guy in the Toyota truck who aces me out every day on the way to work no longer has a chance."
Furthermore, airbags and mandatory insurance gives rise to what I call "Superman Syndrome." Why the hell should a guy be careful when he is not paying for his accidents and he doesn't have to worry about getting hurt. True -- to the extent that he doesn't get into a really big accident, which is happening more and more these days.