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I Demand A Correction or Retraction |
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Bruce Arnold |
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Apr 22, 07 - 7:31 AM |
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Bruce@LdrLongDistanceRider.com |
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Arnold [mailto:Bruce@LdrLongDistanceRider.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 7:29 AM
To: 'newsroom@islandpacket.com'; 'islandpacket@medillnewsdc.com'; 'letters@islandpacket.com'; 'contact@mcclatchy.com'; 'ptira@mcclatchy.com'; 'news@mctinfoservices.com'; 'pressrelease@mctinfoservices.com'
Subject: I Demand A Correction or Retraction
Emailed to:
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newsroom@islandpacket.com
letters@islandpacket.com
news@mctinfoservices.com
pressrelease@mctinfoservices.com
contact@mcclatchy.com
ptira@mcclatchy.com
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To the Editor of IslandPacket.com regarding this article...
Congress focuses on traffic fatalities
By TORY DUNNAN
McClatchy Tribune News Service
Published Saturday, April 21, 2007
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/6476748p-5768098c.html
...wherein you state:
"Witnesses told senators there are several possible ways to reduce crashes -- stricter drunken driving rules, tougher seat belt laws, motorcycle helmet mandates and truck regulations."
In short, you or somebody is claiming "motorcycle helmet mandates...reduce crashes".
That is absolutely ridiculous. How in God's name can either helmets or helmet laws reduce crashes?!?
LIDS YES ... LID LAWS NO!
http://tinyurl.com/2fh442
Mandatory helmet laws are discriminatorily unconstitutional in that--by mandating helmets for motorcyclists as opposed to ALL motorists--they violate the "equal protection" guaranteed by the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. HELMETS CANNOT PREVENT CRASHES, and all mandatory motorcycle helmet laws do is make negligent, care-less, distracted and impaired motorists feel less guilty about maiming and killing motorcycle riders.
I am sick and tired of incompetent and/or ill-intentioned journalists publishing erroneous media reports that misguide the masses on motorcycling issues! I demand that you AND Tory Dunnan AND McClatchy Tribune News Service AND McClatchy Company either (a) provide me with a reference to an official transcript containing the identity of whoever might have made this misstatement before Congress, and (b) issue an immediate correction or retraction.
Bruce Arnold
Bruce@LdrLongDistanceRider.com
Author and Publisher, LdrLongDistanceRider.com
Co-Moderator, Bruce-n-Ray's Biker Forum
Premier Member, Iron Butt Association
Sustaining Member, Motorcycle Riders Foundation
Member and Elite Legislative Supporter, American Motorcyclist Association |
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