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Originally Posted by dtl2009
To clear the air:
Sorry if my initial post stirred up the hornets nest enough to earn the "troll" badge, it was not my intention. I have been following this board for the last month or so since decided to jump on the x3 - up until my initial post I was just sitting back getting my questions answered without having to do any work.
I appreciate all of the feedback I have gotten here and am quite excited for my x3 - she gets ordered tomorrow.
As to the question of why - because I don't want to wear my seat belt. Sorry if that is hard for some to understand, but I don't see that choice as effecting the rights of others. As one poster already pointed out that choice is likely not nearly the burden on society that many have claimed:
Stats for the US:
Seat belts ~15,000/year (NTSB 2008)
Tobacco ~443,000/year (CDC 2009)
Obesity ~112,000/year (CDC 2008)
Alcohol ~82,000/year (CDC 2009)
Statistics can be made to say what ever one wants, but in this case the numbers would have to be off by a factor of approx. 5 in the best case to show lack of seat belt use a higher cause than the others. This isn't meant to inflame the situation, rather just bring some tangibles to the discussion.
Friend or foe - thanks for the great resource on the x3!
Regards,
Dave
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You should be ashamed of yourself to suggest that any human life, and the reasons for which that life may end, is worth more or less because of those reasons?