The civil rights heroes...
At CTV... have courageously dared to report on, what saintly talking-head Lloyd Robertson is calling... a "devastating blow to minorities"... in Canada.
What's especially interesting, is the way not everybody commenting on the article at their website feels the same way...
"As a Christian I have limitations I CHOOSE to take on because I CHOOSE to be faithful."That's the way things seem to be falling out over at the Sun as well...
"I choose not to be drunk - I choose not to view pornography - I choose to be faithful to my spouse."
"It seems to me that this devout person has also made a choice to be faithful to a belief system that also has some limitations."
Oh well, Lloyd... better luck next time.*
6 comments:
Yeah... riding a motorcycle isn't a matter of life or death. This man has other means to travel, so if he can't use one, he has other choices. But, the law is there to protect him.
Whether his religion is a choice or not, doesn't matter. If it is a choice, then he has to choose religion over riding a motorcycle. If it isn't his choice, well, blind people don't have a choice over being blind. But we still bar them from driving motorcycles too, because it would be unsafe.
He's in a Catch-22. There is no reason good enough to demand he be allowed to drive a motorcycle without a helmet, if that is the law. Of course, being more libertarian myself, I don't think that we should have motorcycle helmet laws as it is a matter of choice. But, laws must be applied equally or not at all.
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"anon says... being more libertarian myself, I don't think that we should have motorcycle helmet laws..."
well... i might be splitting hairs here... but while i don't believe in the state forcing me to wear a seatbelt... i think anybody who doesn't buckle up each and every time they get into a car... is a total asshole.
of course, apart from that... I also firmly believe... one law, one people.
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I am not that crazy about the laws in Canada, but I figure if I have to follow them so does everyone else.
I am sick of this culturally sensitive crap. Perhaps a low down on the laws in Canada should be part of the test for immigrants coming here.
They should be told, that things in their country of orgin might be ok, but not here.
Things like marrying your 10 year old daughter off to your 40 year old cousin, just ain't kosher here.
Personally I'm a libertarian so if this guy doesn't want to wear his helmet all the luck to him. Having fallen off a motorbike a few times I'm glad I had the lid on, and working as a physician I am always glad to see someone wear one... not that I don't like the color of brains per say, rather its the unecessary brain damage and loss of quality of life.
However as long as we are all forced to pay for his health care should he plummet into a self caused head injury then one law for everyone. Too bad so sad.
If the poll is accurate a vast majority of Canadians agree with the judge, this is a good thing. For decades Canadians have been told you have no culture, accept all cultures as equal or superior to yours. Well we did that and look at the mess the leftards left us with, gettos, racial enclaves, gang warfare, honour killings, enforced marrages, hopefully this ruling is the first step towards taking back "Canadian Culture".
If I have to abide by Nanny Nation laws damn it so will the bloody immigrants, it's not a religious right to drive it's a freaking priviledge. He knew that when he went for his license, he wore the bloody helmit. He's using religion as an excuse, he's using the system to abuse our laws.
I say fine, let them ride without a helmet. However, if they chose to do so, they must sign an indemnity that releases the Provincial health care system from ANY and ALL responsibility for providing them with ANY care should they suffer a head injury.
By the way, what's next? I shouldn't have to wear a seatbelt because it blocks my kirpan?
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