X-Message-Number: 24814 Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:07:05 -0400 From: "Jonathan Hinek" <> Subject: Reeve References: <> "" wrote: > It was not misfortune it was a risk he took and he suffered the > consequences. No one forced him to go out jumping his horse. If he had > stayed home watching TV or stayed in the studios making movies he > would have been fine. I guess we shouldn't ever drive cars, fly on airlines, or take showers in slippery bath tubs then. Maybe we should all get IV-drips, a catheter, and spend our lives in bed to avoid any and all dangers. Except that won't work either, because inactivity can kill you as well. A stroke could just as easily turn you into a hemiplegic, or cause brain damage. The couch-potato approach isn't exactly risk-free. This blame game doesn't address the real issue. It is a pointless, ugly exercise. It certainly isn't productive, and it leads to a lot less progress than Reeve's short foray into activism did. Jonathan Hinek Eschaton Outlook http://tinyurl.com/6gmq2 Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=24814