Are you ready to commit murder? If you text message while driving you are.

Better Believe It

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Thu Sep-17-09 02:52 PM
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Are you ready to commit murder? If you text message while driving you are.

This applies equally to teens, their parents and all loved ones. And I support the banning of ALL cell phone use while driving. This is at least just as bad and irresponsible as drunk driving or driving under the influence of certain drugs such as pot.

A graphic British public-service announcement depicting teens who get into a bloody crash after the driver loses control while texting has now been tagged on YouTube as inappropriate for children under 18. It is a deeply disturbing video. Parents who choose not to expose their kids to that video should find ways to deliver the message some other way -- and hope that popular figures whom kids take more seriously deliver it as well.

Watch this at:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/32549978#325499...

And a few other videos you should watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDCPbUMRCXM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDlYSPVro0Q&feature=fvw

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- I just can't imagine	rusty charly	Sep-17-09 02:54 PM	#1
- I have a friend who insists on doing this.	mwb970	Sep-17-09 02:57 PM	#2
- Have her look at some strong videos. Hope that works.	Better Believe It	Sep-17-09 03:02 PM	#3
- ...	CrispyQ	Sep-17-09 03:19 PM	#4
- it would probably be manslaughter, not murder	pitohui	Sep-17-09 03:34 PM	#5
- If you kill someone because you're texting and driving	malaise	Sep-17-09 03:36 PM	#6

rusty charly

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Thu Sep-17-09 02:54 PM
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1. I just can't imagine

texting while driving.

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mwb970

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Thu Sep-17-09 02:57 PM
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2. I have a friend who insists on doing this.

She says she is different and that nothing will happen to her.

:eyes:

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Better Believe It

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Thu Sep-17-09 03:02 PM
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3. Have her look at some strong videos. Hope that works.

If she doesn't care for herself, she should care about what could happen to others because of her texting.

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CrispyQ

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Thu Sep-17-09 03:19 PM
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4. ...

Shame on her.

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pitohui

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Thu Sep-17-09 03:34 PM
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5. it would probably be manslaughter, not murder

Edited on Thu Sep-17-09 03:34 PM by pitohui

i don't know much about laws in the uk but "murder" seems too strong a word

i have texted while walking and observed others text while walking and you're definitely not walking a straight line while you do it

can't imagine texting whilst driving, it's hard enough to yack on the cell whilst driving (which is already getting to be illegal in most states)

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malaise

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Thu Sep-17-09 03:36 PM
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6. If you kill someone because you're texting and driving

it is murder.

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