Is it just me that finds the 'label' Eco-Anarchist' to be as blatant of an oxymoron as 'politically correct', 'Patriot Act', and 'military intelligence'?

I guess 'weasel wording' is the new trend....:-(

Eco-Anarchist......Hmmm...anarchy to the ecosystem?!?!?...does not make sense in the context of their stated goals.

I disagree on several points with your comment.

The 1%, or 0.001% you mention....
IMHO, if that 1% turns out to be safer than the tens of thousands of fatalities every year due to human error we have now, your objections are silly. (not even taking into account all of the other non-fatal traffic accidents that snarl traffic, damage property, and cause injuries we currently experience)

And the comparison to operating an automobile to an airplane?....WOW, what are you smoking?

I would speculate that if getting a pilot license was as trivial as getting a drivers license, you would see a dramatic increase in deaths, crashes, and property damage across the board compared to current automobiles.

Remember: gravity is a stone cold killer bitch...if your engine dies, you can't pull over to the side of your flight path and wait for a tow-plane.

Don't get me wrong, I'm one of those that like to be fully in control of my own car. I avoided automatic transmissions until around 1997-8, because I did not want 'my car deciding for me when to shift'!

Ahh...that was not mentioned in TFA.
The few bits they did give out was the $775 fine and 50 hours community service.

I would have linked to both rulings if I had submitted this one. :-)

Thanks for the update/correction!

I agree that the texter is not responsible for the accident, but the initial ruling:'the slap on the wrist' that the textee got, well, IMHO, $775.00 USD is way too small compensation for two innocent victims, both of which had to undergo leg amputations as a result of textee's 'distracted driving'.

Well said, indeed.

Your method suggests that extreme accuracy is required.

You don't want to be off-center, otherwise you might singe your tail feathers.....;-)

Splitters!

*I'm still waiting for the first perfect day, you insensitive clod!*

You managed to incite me to trashing /. mod rules, and take out my rage on you via mod points...then I read this comment....Hmmmm...

Having dealt with those very issues you described, your comment invoked the disgust I felt at the time.

So, I replied instead.

Prior to this post of yours, the only thought that I had was, 'No fanatic like a new convert.'

My advice would be to back off your certainty a bit, and convert that energy to more research/learning before you "Ride, boldly ride!"

I think you may have had a few holes in your argument early on.

BTW, I somewhat agree with some of what you say, but not all of it. :-)