You weren't cutting it down, and I wasn't condoning it.
It's the hype of the day, though. Politicians and idiots come out of the woodwork for crap like this. They find one thing at a time they can eliminate to "protect" people.
Anything that is remotely fun, and could possibly be dangerous needs to be controlled by the government. They eliminate all the dragstrips for 300mi, and wonder why street racing is becoming popular?
Average Joe Schmoe with his Beige Toyota Camry has no problems stopping those maniacs on watercraft, or snowmobiles, or ATV's, or fast cars, etc etc etc. People who have those things need to be controlled because they don't fit the status quo. Your car's too loud, but my 180 decibel Harley is fine. I'm tired of crackdowns. Bust it down in the city. Fine. Bust it down on busy roads. Fine. Don't even think about a crackdown because people are wiping out on their own. Their choice, their car, their lives. People want to ride with them? Fine. Their risk.
Pretty soon Al Gore's world will become a reality, and he won't even have to help in it. Al Gore "I invented the world as it is today" All houses are exactly the same. Almond with light brown moulding. Everybody drives an econobox 4 door white or beige automobile running on electric power. Electricity is generated by windmills. There are 3 different shifts. 12-8, 8-4, and 4-12. You work one of them. You must wear a neatly pressed white shirt with a collar, and you must have a black tie. Black dress pants are required for men, long black skirts for women. Your hair cannot be longer than shoulder length, and it must be brown. Makeup is not allowed. Shoes must be black and polished. Everybody get where I'm going with this?
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