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	<title>Comments on: The state of panic we live in.</title>
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		<title>By: rekrab</title>
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		<description>It certainly is an interesting dillema. On the one hand I want to protect those that I love. On the other hand I hate seeing my personal liberties being taken away. Prior to considering thoughts of marriage or one day having a family I probably would have said &quot;Hell yeah; screw safety standards, I&#039;m flying by the seat of my non-existant pants!&quot; 

I have a harder time saying that sort of thing now. Your example of your server is an intersting one. I&#039;d like to offer an alternative example. When I first began driving I was given a very sedate, boring looking sedan to drive. When I drove that car I drove much faster than I should have. Thinking back, about doing 100 on the freeway in traffic; I feel really stupid. What I did was dangerous. Now, I drive a sporty little bright red sedan; needless to say I rarely drive faster than the posted speed limit. You see, your server didn&#039;t give anyone incentives to hack into it.

Hmmm... I&#039;m not so sure this is making as much sense now as when it was in my head. Perhaps you will understand what I was getting at, perhaps you wont. Still, I agree with your point about our culture; its going to hell. cries of pedophile, terrorist and rapist frighten us to the point where social interaction is no longer something I believe we can safely approach. Instead, now we must be careful. Men particularly it seems. After all, men are more prone to rape and pedophilia; or so people would like us to believe.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It certainly is an interesting dillema. On the one hand I want to protect those that I love. On the other hand I hate seeing my personal liberties being taken away. Prior to considering thoughts of marriage or one day having a family I probably would have said &#8220;Hell yeah; screw safety standards, I&#8217;m flying by the seat of my non-existant pants!&#8221; </p>
<p>I have a harder time saying that sort of thing now. Your example of your server is an intersting one. I&#8217;d like to offer an alternative example. When I first began driving I was given a very sedate, boring looking sedan to drive. When I drove that car I drove much faster than I should have. Thinking back, about doing 100 on the freeway in traffic; I feel really stupid. What I did was dangerous. Now, I drive a sporty little bright red sedan; needless to say I rarely drive faster than the posted speed limit. You see, your server didn&#8217;t give anyone incentives to hack into it.</p>
<p>Hmmm&#8230; I&#8217;m not so sure this is making as much sense now as when it was in my head. Perhaps you will understand what I was getting at, perhaps you wont. Still, I agree with your point about our culture; its going to hell. cries of pedophile, terrorist and rapist frighten us to the point where social interaction is no longer something I believe we can safely approach. Instead, now we must be careful. Men particularly it seems. After all, men are more prone to rape and pedophilia; or so people would like us to believe.</p>
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