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In Soviet New York, iPod bans you!
So a state senator in New York wants to ban using iPods while crossing city streets.

USA Today blogs about it. The comments section is a cesspool of wank, mostly of the righteous indignation kind. Watch how liberals are blamed for all society's ills! Marvel at how Darwin is misused over and over again! Gasp as accusations of communism are thrown around carelessly!

The stupid, it had to be shared.

ETA: BE MORE FUNNY, PEOPLE.

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(Anonymous)
2007-02-09 03:33 am UTC (link)

Pointing out an error in your train of thoughts:

WHY could you get killed on a freeway if you walked around there? Because no matter how careful YOU are, if a careless driver runs you over, you have NO CHANCE.

Why could you get killed crossing the street? Because no matter how careful YOU are, if a careless driver doesn't give a fuck about the light, you have NO CHANCE. Regardless of whether your ipod is turned on or off as you do so.

WHY are you not supposed to use a cellphone in your car? Because you don't concentrate on driving (that's been proven in studies, as far as I know) when you do and could kill people. They didn't ban listening to the radio in your car.

I have yet to see anyone who's incapable of concentrating enough (while listening to music) to see whether the lights for pedestrians are on "walk" or "stop". And I bet that people who don't look left and right with their ipods on don't do it without, either.

SleepyMouse

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