http://www.responsibilityproject.com/ responsibilityproject.com en-us Copyright 2009 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:28:00 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:28:00 60 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/teen-pregnancy-pact-the-perfect-storm/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:13:50 http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/paper-or-plastic-when-the-bill-comes-due/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:24:49 http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/mans-best-friend/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:32:45 http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/who-owns-your-genes/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:04:29 http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/criminalizing-motherhood-whos-to-judge/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:28:53 http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/mans-best-friend/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:13:36 http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/octuplets-mother-of-all-issues/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:06:39 http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/illegal-to-smoke-at-home-butt-out/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:01:09 http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/fight-club-junior/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:00:13
You want to fight for your right to choose and so do I. I choose to breathe the clean air our Creator gave us, not the toxic, carcinogenic cocktail of poisons forced on me by people so concerned with their own instant pleasure gratification they are willing to ignore the effect they have, or worse, as you suggest, to do it willfully and harm others even if it's illegal and risk going to jail. I'm asking for respect for my God-given rights.

Nobody is forcing anybody to smoke or not smoke, to take nicotine replacement drugs or not, to chew nicotine gum or not, to eat garbage or not. It's not really my business either if someone wants to grow to 1100 pounds gorging on junk food until they need a crane to move their bed onto a flatbed just to go outside and go for a ride, but the cumulative effect of all those doing even the "normal" junk habit , or smoking... is, the health industry then needs to tend to the many who become ill because of it, insurance companies must pay ridiculous sums to cover their care, and my and your health insurance rates go up to cover it. So now, I can't afford health insurance at all, and my best insurance against health problems is to not create them at all, as best I can.

So, yeah, it's about money, in part. Thanks to the insurance company hosting this site for taking responsibility to stimulate healthy discussion on issues they are directly or indirectly effected by. But, to suggest the smoking bans are being created to fill the coffers of drug companies [and tobacco companies?] is just plain absurd.

Of course you should be concerned about a society wherein your 4 year old son is at risk from a drive-by, or a pederast. But your little miracle of life has hundreds or thousands more percent chance of being harmed by secondhand smoke [or junk food, for that matter] than those risks, or being killed in a car accident or on a plane or by lightning... Some things you can take reasonable precautions against, others, you can't.

You claim not to have the time to worry about whether others smoke [or whatever], yet you take the time to read this blog, and respond to it, and you take the time to write letters to hospitals and newspapers because you are upset about them taking rights away from those who would unintentionally, or deliberately harm others. You took the time and the great expense to move your family several times, across the country, to run away from those places where people are finally doing something to protect people from others' bad choices and you are now faced with your son potentially developing asthma from a mysterious something in the air where you ran to. You call me "...nuts, obsessed and not worth [your] time.", and "...so darned superior...". Actually, I just care enough to say something about it [opinions backed with facts], and motivated enough to do something about it [posting on this blog, and more; stay tuned...]. By the way, I made the statement about not responding to my posts to challenge those who would toss unsupported facts around, and to hopefully help some realize they may have a problem they need to address. It's of no consequence to me if anyone thinks I'm acting "superior". As long as even one person finds something I've said helpful, it's worth all the labels you can throw at me. I find it encouraging no one but you has responded to me after they had so much to say before I engaged them. Maybe they're at least thinking about my points.

Again, you are not even a smoker, yet you would take all this time and effort to protect their "right" to harm others?! Hypocrite is not nearly a strong enough word.]]> http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/illegal-to-smoke-at-home-butt-out/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:27:19 http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/illegal-to-smoke-at-home-butt-out/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:52:56 http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/the-gift-continues/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:45:51 http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/teen-pregnancy-pact-the-perfect-storm/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:29:14 http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/illegal-to-smoke-at-home-butt-out/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:02:07 http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/americas-worst-mom/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:36:28
Then when a plumber goes to the home of a vet and charges them thousands of dollars, they cry like a burned victim. I have had poodles since I was a child and I know the love and care they get and what has been charged to me personally some times. I check out three vets’ prices, and then I can always argue with their outrages prices. How do we stop these vets that price you 300% and don't even blink an eye?
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I have been the victim at times, but as it says, the victims aren't always blameless. If you try to give the people enough space, and you don't bring part of the attack onto yourself by being in the wrong place at the wrong time, it may stop the abuser from doing stupid things to you.
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My cat got out of the house at dusk accidently and being a black cat not street wise, she was hit. The wonderful people who hit her, scooped her up and raced her to the emergency vet then came back to canvas the apartment building to find the owner. I authorized any and all treatment she would need, without a thought to the cost. She was my baby girl and there was no decision to be made - save her. Turns out she is just fine after an operation and intensive care for four days. My bill was $2,994.31 and I would do it again if need be. They are family. I prefer the company of my pets to that of most people. They give love unconditionally. Maybe humans could take some lessons in life from their pets.
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