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Show 6 FRIDAY, OCTOBER THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 20. 2000 A Jaywalker's Rights struck by an officer of the law. The police report was rather conveniently lost. But I digress. Conversely, I personally know of no one who has been injured by jaywalking. I realize, however, that my sample size does not constitute convincing evidence. I would suggest that especially near the University of Utah, where large numbers of pedestrians are known to roam, Richins and others like him would do best to control their selfishness, go the speed limit, and tolerate the occasional pedestrian who scurries in front of them. His simplistic and intolerant justifications for his own uncaring behavior, I hope, will provide more of a barrier to his own reproduction than will Wood's occasional lapse from lawfulness. tditor: that people like Jim Richins who wrote a letter to the editor Oct. 19 are allowed out of their houses, let alone out on the road. Heaven forbid that I accidentally ignite the awful "fire of his It frightens me anger" by. say, daring to walk in front of him as he was trying to get to class. What might he do to me., kick me? All fears aside, as a responsible citizen who chooses to remain in order to reduce car-cause- car-les- There are those vho shy away from challenges. s d pollution, traffic jams and road rage, I dislike the arrogant, and downright dangerous tone Richins takes in his rebuttal to David Wood, the pedestrian who jaywalks. I personally know two citizens who were struck and seriously injured by cars while crossing the road at crosswalks. One of them, incidentally, was s, law-abidi- And then there are those travel 9,000 miles looking for them. who University of Utah INFORMATION TABLE: Friday, October 20th 9 am - 4 pm Olpin Union, Lov;er Level Stop by a Peace Corps Information Session and find out about the hundreds of CAREER FAIR: Thursday, October ISth 9 am Olpin Union, Ballroom overseas jobs awaiting you! FILM SHOW: Friday, October 20th 12 pm Olpin Union, Room 312 www.peacecorps.gov 800-U2U-85- AMBER BiLAK - 3 pm 80 Senior, Biology and Anthropology offices, and securing patent rights. Not have to pay more for goods and services because of government established monopolies, subsidies or protection of inefficient commerce. Not find government barriers to enter any profession, trade or art. Live free of the fear of international terrorism. Of course, you would have greater responsibility... to be responsible for the results your own choices. to tolerate a wider range of harmless behaviors by others. to allow others the same freedoms you enjoy. to respect the privacy and property rights of others. to not force your religious or medical practices upon others. to not use the government to force others to support you. Check out the Libertarians. LIBERTARIANS continued from page 5 pay for what others preferred. See criminals required to make restitution to the victims for crimes hurting others. Be free from the threat of being a criminal when you have hurt nobody else. Not be forced into military nor public service. Love, live with, befriend or associate with whomever you chose. Not be forced to pay for immoral actions by others, nor to adhere to their moral standards. Find the government iimitcd to general support of economic enterprise for the mutual benefit of all, such as assuring uniformity of weights and measures, preventing force and fraud, establishing post The Early Bird has landed 4-- 6 $8.99 Lasagna or Spaghetti House Sa!a Dessert Non-alcoho- lic ALT LAKE CITY Every Day average UTAH 254 South 200 West DON'T WALK, RUN TO YOUR NEAREST NEWS STAND!!! PRESEHtED B E n E F I t ti BY FOX 13 Diversity finally at the U? t H f BOYS 6 GIRLS CLUBS OF GREOtER S A I t LAKE n G SEPtEmBER22nD tHRpUCM OCtOBEKJISt 3400 SOUTH 8 DiFFERjint in SALT LOKJ: CitY inCLUDinCTHE all-he- uj STATE STREET AttRctions. Spanish as the Offical Language of Utah? darjs MAvntinc aiid tHE insariE asylum? 7:30 -- 10.30 tuESDAY Through Thursday 7.30 - mlDniCHT FRIDAY AriD SATURDAY CLOSED SUITDAY AnD monDAY ADULTS: WEEKIIICHTS S!0 UJEEKEriDS SI2 CHiLDREH UnDER6 CHILDREn $6 FOR CROUP RAtES CALL 2: 322-441- mm t Tuition is going to go down? a ( FREE 1 A J |