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<blockquote data-quote="Jabberwockey" data-source="post: 691057" data-attributes="member: 18238"><p>My ex-brother in law was in a motorcycle accident. He flipped his bike and landed square on top of his head. His helmet saved his life but couldn't stop his spine from being compressed. He can't turn his head fully left or right now. While I sympathize and understand where people are coming from when it comes to repealing helmet laws, but I agree with the laws. They do save lives. Most children will ride bikes their entire childhood and never have an accident that will cause more than scrapes and bruises. The purpose of having them wear helmets is to keep them from being in that minority that DOES get severely injured.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Its a FB meme, wish I could find it and will post it if I do. A sign in a grocery store proclaims that crackers LOVE cheese. The customers response " I prefer the term Saltine American and yes, I do love cheese!"</p><p></p><p>No, I have no idea what its like to be a minority in this country. We need to quit focusing our attention on not offending anybody, its impossible, and remember how to be decent people. Sometimes offense is given without the person realizing that they have offended. Explain it to them so they understand and wont do it again and get over it. Understand that we aren't all from the same background so don't view things the same way. One of the things I've learned in Corrections is that, even within the state of Missouri, there are many different "cultures" to be learned about. Keep it basic. I'm from the country. We make eye contact and greet everyone we walk past on the street or in the store. Its considered polite. In the city its considered aggressive and could get you into a fight. Be a decent person, apologize and learn from your mistakes, and understand that not everybody is at the same place in learning a lesson that you are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jabberwockey, post: 691057, member: 18238"] My ex-brother in law was in a motorcycle accident. He flipped his bike and landed square on top of his head. His helmet saved his life but couldn't stop his spine from being compressed. He can't turn his head fully left or right now. While I sympathize and understand where people are coming from when it comes to repealing helmet laws, but I agree with the laws. They do save lives. Most children will ride bikes their entire childhood and never have an accident that will cause more than scrapes and bruises. The purpose of having them wear helmets is to keep them from being in that minority that DOES get severely injured. Its a FB meme, wish I could find it and will post it if I do. A sign in a grocery store proclaims that crackers LOVE cheese. The customers response " I prefer the term Saltine American and yes, I do love cheese!" No, I have no idea what its like to be a minority in this country. We need to quit focusing our attention on not offending anybody, its impossible, and remember how to be decent people. Sometimes offense is given without the person realizing that they have offended. Explain it to them so they understand and wont do it again and get over it. Understand that we aren't all from the same background so don't view things the same way. One of the things I've learned in Corrections is that, even within the state of Missouri, there are many different "cultures" to be learned about. Keep it basic. I'm from the country. We make eye contact and greet everyone we walk past on the street or in the store. Its considered polite. In the city its considered aggressive and could get you into a fight. Be a decent person, apologize and learn from your mistakes, and understand that not everybody is at the same place in learning a lesson that you are. [/QUOTE]
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