Story makes the point<\/a> the woman in the car who survived because she was wearing her seatbelt (politically correct), whereas the motorcycle riders who died were not wearing helmets (politically incorrect).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Completely missed the point that she had a stop sign, stopped for it, then pulled out in front of the motorcycle.\u00a0 She caused the accident.\u00a0 She killed those men, not their helmets or lack thereof.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Joe Doakes<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Narratives gotta get narrated, dammit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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