Low blow... not deserved.
The point Richard is trying to make is that we need to return to a culture
of "personal responsibility." This is a huge and bloated philosophical
topic that can be applied to everything from the CDPR to our foreign oil
dependence. It really has nothing to do with humanity and empathy. I feel
sorry for anyone who needs an emergency airlift and I would not hesitate to
pay fees or taxes that insure the availability of such services. However,
if my life was saved by an emergency airlift, I would be more than willing
to pay for the privelege, or have purchased an insurance policy, or have to
do some kind of community service in exchange (if I didn't have the money).
I'm sure that anyone else who was rescued in such a manner would agree.
But, without any hard evidence that nighttime use of parks is inherently
more dangerous than daytime use, your justifications for why the park might
want to impose restrictions is specious.
RO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark P.Brada" <mpbrada@yahoo.com>
To: "The Astronomy Connection" <sf-bay-tac@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [TAC] Re: Messier Monster Booted From Peak
> >
> Richard...ever hear of humanity? Empathy?
>
> > for hikers that are too stupid to prepare properly: have you ever
> > heard of
> > the "Darwin Awards"?
> >
> >
Received on Fri Oct 29 12:01:18 2004