In a message dated 12/3/03 10:34:33 PM Pacific Standard Time,
robert_fulton@msn.com writes:
> As you may know, South Dakota representative Bill Janklow killed a
> motorcyclist when he sped through a stop sign last summer.
> He is now claiming that his diabetes caused his loss of awareness and his
> carelessness.
> Please notify everyone you know that this "twisted Twinkie Defense" (SF Bay
> Area folks will remember this) is a threat to all diabetics in the nation.
> I for one will lobby for the removal of driving privileges for ALL
> DIABETICS EVERYWHERE if it is accepted that diabetes can exonerate reckless
> homicide. That would be a shame for all responsible diabetics, but surely if
> this condition has the same results as alcohol intoxication, then we must
> remove those subject to it from the roads.
>
> In the interest of the safety of workers, we must also ( IF JANKLOW WINS)
> bar any diabetics from autocross competition.
>
Robert-
I think you're putting the horse WAY ahead of the cart. No matter what
happens in South Dakota, I will wait for a lot more evidence (like concrete
proof)
before I support any such thing.
Charlie
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