| I'm sorry but you Father is another of the well-intentioned masses who mistakenly thinks living in a free society means he can do whatever he wants.
First, this is not a free society, period. That's an illusion. It's a RELATIVELY free society, but not the "I can do whatever I want" kind of free society.
Second, if he wanted to exercise personal freedom this was definitely NOT the one to pick. First and foremost, a drivers license is there to show the rest of us that your Father is experienced enough in the operation of a car that he is a minimal worry to the rest of us on the road. And a license plate on a car tells me that the driver PROBABLY has insurance. Now, the concept of insurance angers many people and the COST of it angers ME. However, I have never heard anyone who is against insurance complain when someone hits THEM.
It wasn't your Father's fault, THIS time, but what about the next time? "I never have accidents" is right up there on the famous last words list, and if an uninsured driver slams into my car and injures myself or my family, and isn't able to pay for it I'm coming after his ass.
My take is he should keep the illusion alive by focusing on a different, more defensible "freedom".
Not a day goes by that I don't see something that reinforces my belief that people are idiots.
Last edited by Scribbler1; Apr 2, 2006 at 12:44 pm.
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