[nabs-l] A common-sence legislative idea

[Robert Spangler]

I definitely agree.
I have no interest in having blind people driving.


Jim Reed wrote:
> Hey all, 
> The following is not going to sit well with some of you so let me preface it with some personal background to set the context:
> 1. By 2005 I was legaly blind with RP.
> 2. In the summer of 2007 I bought a car.
> 3. In summer of 2008, I wrecked said car, with a passenger, because I did not see the sharp turn ahead. Fortunatly, the accident was injury-free, but could have just as easily been a fatal roll-over.
> 
> That said, my idea:
> Blind people, contingent upon recieving any government services which they qualify for,(in part, or in whole) as a result of being blind, must permanatly surrender their drivers license.
> 
> I know some will say this is cohersive, and it is.
> 
> Some will say it prevents blind people from recieving essential services, it does; but, no one has the right to endanger the life of another, and, if a person chooses to do so, that person does not deserve the support of society or it's government. 
> 
> And lastly, some will make a free-choice arguement. To them I would say blindness isnt a choice, its a fact.
> 
> This is one of those "father knows best" type situations where what is truely best for the individual is percieved by that individual as negitive.
> 
> As it seems likely that it is the younger blind people who are most inclined to make choices similar to mine, what we are really talking about here is saving the next generation of blind people from injury, death, or legal troubles.
> 
> As negitive as this may seem to some blind people, if it saves even one life, blind or sighted, then it was worth it.
> 
> Thoughts?
> Jim
> 
> "Ability is of little account without opportunity."   
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Robert Spangler
The University of Toledo
Student Senate - Recording Secretary
Ohio Association of Blind Students - President