Steelers QB seriuosly hurt in Motorcycle crash - Page 2

DrummerDeanna · #16 06-13-2006, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

Ok, if you want "cold", here's "cold":

I think anything that "thins the herd" is ok. The world is overpopulated by humans...humans are destroying the planet. Killing off species of plants & animals to the point of extinction, chopping down atmosphere generating rainforests. There's just too many of us here.

Wars through the millenia have kept humanity's numbers at bay. Once we took a stance for peace, once we tried to cure disease, once we try to keep people alive in vehicles, it all went to ****. Basically, humans are to the earth what cancer cells are to the human body.

that's basically what I was trying to get at....I was thinking of it in a "survival of the fittest" way.

bikerchic · #17 06-13-2006, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

The world is overpopulated by humans...

Not here in Canada. We are underpopulated. That is why we let everyone and their dog into our country.

Mad4stevie · #18 06-13-2006, 06:11 PM

I think he was an absolute idiot for not wearing a helmet. In fact, he may be in "hot water" because of the way his contract is worded - i.e. he is not to engage in any highly dangerous activities. I think this would classify as such. It is probably going to hit him in the pocketbook, which it should.

What pisses me off is when the cost of the lack of personal responsibility is passed on to us via increased insurance premiums and taxes. Wear a freakin' seatbelt and helmet from heaven's sake!!

strandinthewind · #19 06-13-2006, 06:25 PM

I tend to agree that all should wear helmuts and you are an irresponsible idiot for not doing so.

I do, however, abhor the govt. telling me to do so.

They are two sep. issues for me.

madformac · #20 06-13-2006, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I tend to agree that all should wear helmuts

You can wear a German man Strand..

I'll stick to a helmet..

xdreamsunwindx · #21 06-13-2006, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidMn

This is a really good guy and I hope he recovers.

He's actually a womanizing asshole. Tells girls to "put out or get out." Etc.

I hope he recovers as much as the next person, but he's an idiot for not wearing a helmet, so I can't really sympathize. It was his decision to not wear the helmet. There are tons of "GET WELL BEN!" signs up all over the city, and morons holding candle-light vigils outside of Mercy Hospital. One of my mom's co-workers had a farking nervous breakdown because of this.

I really hate my town.

skcin · #22 06-14-2006, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by xdreamsunwindx

He's actually a womanizing asshole. Tells girls to "put out or get out." Etc.

I hope he recovers as much as the next person, but he's an idiot for not wearing a helmet, so I can't really sympathize. It was his decision to not wear the helmet. There are tons of "GET WELL BEN!" signs up all over the city, and morons holding candle-light vigils outside of Mercy Hospital. One of my mom's co-workers had a farking nervous breakdown because of this.

I really hate my town.

Well said.

BTW - I read on the news ticker this morning that he doesn't have a valid PA motorcycle license.

DrummerDeanna · #23 06-14-2006, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by skcin

Well said.

BTW - I read on the news ticker this morning that he doesn't have a valid PA motorcycle license.

SONOFA!!! You're kidding - and yet I bet there will be no penalty whatsoever for that. PISSES ME OFF!!!! This is his fault!!!!

This reminds me of a time in high school - this football player guy (who was a raging asshole to everyone for absolutely no reason) got drunk and stoned one morning before school, got into his car and was in a horrendous accident. Well the whole damn school was in a frenzy - wearing Zack ribbons etc...he didn't die, he was in a coma...

Well anyway - a couple of weeks later this kid DIES in drivers ed class!!! Just has a heart attack and dies right there in school. A little loud speaker announcement was made - that was it. Nothing. Because he wasn't a football player...he was a "nobody" so no one cared.

I refused to wear any Zack ribbons or participate in any "get well Zack" **** - it's not that I didn't want him to recover - it was the principle of the matter - I feel the same way about this situation.

PISSES ME OFF

skcin · #24 06-14-2006, 09:22 AM

^ That's horrible.

DrummerDeanna · #25 06-14-2006, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by skcin

^ That's horrible.

And yet so typical. My ex-boyfriend has a similar story. In his high school a football player was seriously injured due to his own stupidity. At the same time my ex's best friend Erin (who wasn't a football player or cheerleader) died in a camping accident. No one said anything - yet at graduation everyone was REQUIRED to wear a ribbon for the football player - my ex refused - and they were not going to let him graduate because of that

He and his parents fought that and they had it taken care of.

Sick. The way athletes are pandered to in our society is just sick.

xdreamsunwindx · #26 06-14-2006, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by skcin

Well said.

BTW - I read on the news ticker this morning that he doesn't have a valid PA motorcycle license.

He's an idiot. Nothing more to it.

I'm so glad that I'm finished with school for the summer, because I go to school with coach Cowher's kids. I can only imagine the craziness that would ensue.