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Blackthorn · 03-08-2005, 09:49 AM

Business owners have no obligation to protect people from themselves. If you are a dumb-ass and you engage in dumb-ass behavior then enjoy the consequences. Any of the fodder about it being the business’s responsibility to prevent people from being a dumb-ass is just not true.

The idea that fences should be put up to prevent this is crazy talk. That’s like saying that if it snows and the sidewalk in front of my house is covered in snow I should provide snow shoes to those who choose to pass by my house. WRONG. Snow and the potential for ice underneath being slippery is just common sense. Jumping from one garage to another is WRONG and socially aberrant behavior and lacks common sense.

Business owners bear no responsibility for socially aberrant behavior lacking in common sense. It doesn’t mean they won’t capitulate to the pressure from all the nay-sayers who will talk about how evil it is of the business owners to put up such an unsafe facility which is nothing more than a load of S H I T crap.

As for this phenomenae to be somehow similar to the risk you take by driving a car: That's just another load. There are laws that govern the way you are permitted to legally drive your car. Defensive, risk avoidance, driving is taught and preached from the very begining. Just in case I'm way out of touch and that's not another load then the next time I need to have my driver's license renewed I'll be sure to NOT check the "garage jumper" box which if checked would be the equivalent of wearing a sign that says "I'm a dumb ass".

Attention Dumb Asses: You are free (at least in the U.S.) to be a dumb ass. Just don’t whine about it or blame someone else when you screw yourself up in the process.

It’s just that simple folks.

03-08-2005, 09:49 AM	#55 (permalink)
Blackthorn Beware the Mad Irish Location: Wish I was on the N17...	Business owners have no obligation to protect people from themselves. If you are a dumb-ass and you engage in dumb-ass behavior then enjoy the consequences. Any of the fodder about it being the business’s responsibility to prevent people from being a dumb-ass is just not true. The idea that fences should be put up to prevent this is crazy talk. That’s like saying that if it snows and the sidewalk in front of my house is covered in snow I should provide snow shoes to those who choose to pass by my house. WRONG. Snow and the potential for ice underneath being slippery is just common sense. Jumping from one garage to another is WRONG and socially aberrant behavior and lacks common sense. Business owners bear no responsibility for socially aberrant behavior lacking in common sense. It doesn’t mean they won’t capitulate to the pressure from all the nay-sayers who will talk about how evil it is of the business owners to put up such an unsafe facility which is nothing more than a load of S H I T crap. As for this phenomenae to be somehow similar to the risk you take by driving a car: That's just another load. There are laws that govern the way you are permitted to legally drive your car. Defensive, risk avoidance, driving is taught and preached from the very begining. Just in case I'm way out of touch and that's not another load then the next time I need to have my driver's license renewed I'll be sure to NOT check the "garage jumper" box which if checked would be the equivalent of wearing a sign that says "I'm a dumb ass". Attention Dumb Asses: You are free (at least in the U.S.) to be a dumb ass. Just don’t whine about it or blame someone else when you screw yourself up in the process. It’s just that simple folks. __________________ What are you willing to give up in order to get what you want? Last edited by Blackthorn; 03-08-2005 at 05:12 PM..