Posted by
Dave Kooker on Thursday, October 04, 2007 12:43:31 PM
Plain and simple, Mother Nature is not always perfect and life is not fair. No matter how hard individuals try to make this world fair and equal, it is just not going to happen. Just look at the Government’s involvement with Civil Rights and Re-distribution of Wealth. The Government’s interpretation of equality always forces un-equal expectations or policies on specific groups to produce an equal measured output by everyone.
In this article I would like to concentrate on Individuals with Disabilities and their attorneys. Unfortunately Mother Nature’s reproduction of life is not 100 percent perfect. An individual may be born with one of their sense(s) missing (blindness, deafness, hearing, etc) and/or a limb may be missing/disfigured. Life is prolific but is not perfect. In this litigation happy society, if an individual feels compelled to sue Mother Nature for their disability, hire an attorney and sue God.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297121,00.html
Science has made vast improvements to increase one’s chances to live with their disability and allow them to live an independent life. I have the greatest respect for disabled individuals who push to live an independent life. I will go out of my way to assist a disabled person who requests my help.
Science has also assisted in combating challenges caused by economics like limited petroleum availability (Hybrid cars) or being able to communicate & shop worldwide (i.e. Internet). These technology enhancements to human life can be appreciated by all but, that does not guarantee that all individuals will have the capacity to fully utilize the technology enhancements.
Hybrid cars answered one challenge but caused a challenge to blind individuals who depend on sound to navigate. The cars are almost noise free.
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1583302007
Will attorneys sue the manufacture or will government force hybrid car manufactures to place clothespins and baseball cards on the wheel rims to help the car make some noise but then adding to the noise pollution problem?
If the Internet is not owned by a specific entity then sue a large corporate entity that uses the Internet for commerce. The retail giant, Target, their Internet website is inaccessible to the blind???
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,299153,00.html
The problem is, the Internet is a visually based technology that is navigated by an icon with clicks. Why are the computer manufactures immune since they limit the functionality of the user interface?
Why doesn’t someone sue the NFL because someone in a wheelchair cannot be a lineman or a quarterback?
This is callus to say but an individual with all his or her senses and correctly formed body is going to have a high probability of having an advantage over someone with a disability.
In this ‘Nanny’ state to promote equality, is the government going to poke out my eardrums out or remove my eyes to eliminate my advantage from someone who is deaf or blind?