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Joel Garry <joelga@pebble.org> wrote:
> 
> Scott M. Kozel <kozelsm@richmond.infi.net> wrote:
> >Joel Garry <joelga@pebble.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Somebody cuts you off, so that means you are deliberately tailgating?
> >
> >No, they have violated the law.
> 
> That absolves you from blame when you hit them?

Where does that logic come from?

> >> Your rear tire spins on a pile of gravel, so now you are deliberately out of
> >> control of your vehicle?
> >
> >No, that's not deliberate, and that's not reckless.
> 
> Then why did I get a ticket for it (aside from the cop being mad that I
> spewed gravel at him)?

Because you probably haven't told us the full story....

> >> >> ... assholes "hog" the left lane and cause certain certain out-of-control
> >> >> people to do stupid and/or aggressive things when driving.
> >> >
> >> >That's baloney any way you slice it.
> >> >
> >> >People "own" their behaviors, nobody "forces" them to do "stupid and/or
> >> >aggressive things when driving", or "forces" them to do anything else.
> >>
> >> You're doing above the speed limit in the left lane of the freeway, all of a
> >> sudden three lanes of cars come up behind you very fast.  You're not
> >> forced to do anything?
> >
> >In the sense of a criminal threatening you with bodily harm, yes, in
> >that situation you might be "forced" to do something....
> 
> When does ownership of such behavior vest?

When your response is voluntary and not coerced by a threat.

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