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Re: Accidents and Trucks

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From: John Weir
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 00:00
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Dr. Driving (dyc@aloha.net) wrote:

: We need a soical-cultural transformation, a change in norms of
: aggressiveness behind the wheel.  We need to take charge with car
: commercials and movies and tell advertisers and sponsors that we care
: about depicting and encouraging bad driving behavior on the screen. 
: Maybe we need an additional rating on movies -- not just Adult language,
: Violence, Nudity, Sex -- but also BD for Bad Driving Behavior!

You aren't serious, are you?  What, do we have to rate _everything_
for the lowest common denominator?  Don't you think that most people
are capable of figuring this out for themselves, and don't need a
rating system to spell it out for them?  

That is a truly pathetic proposal, Leon.

John
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From: jcwx@earth.execpc.com (John Weir)
Subject: Re: Accidents and Trucks
Date: 1997/08/17
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