Let’s forgive him.

All morality is selective, becauce it is a personal choice. Hence my comment about ‘no one is ruled by pure reason’.

For that reason, I think the Navy points should stand and the Duke points should go. The kid driving the Sebring most likely wasn’t intentionally scoffing at the law because he knew he was protected as an athlete. It’s the abuse of an athlete’s privileged status that sticks in my craw.

But then, my wandering womb makes me a hysterical moral relativist, so take what I say with a grain of salt. And a Midol.

I’m unimpressed by the selective morality here.

Recklessness is a criminal act.

Fulmer Cup measures criminal activity.

The points should stay.

While inclusion may be uncomfortable for some – quite understandably – it is necessary to maintain the consistency and integrity of the F.C.

The F.C., by its nature, walks a slippery slope by discussing and making light of these criminal activities which, almost always, involve victimization. It is a slap in the face to rape victims, victims of violence, and, yes, even the gay sheep that we trivialize their injury while getting in a rankle over this death.

If, in fact, an injustice anywhere is an injustice to all – we should have stopped the F.C. no later than the Navy rape cases and probably sooner. So the fact is we are all guilty, by virtue of going this far, of deriving some pleasure (albeit derivitavely) from these unfortunate events.

As such, I propose the following:
Include the points – OR – kill the Fulmer Cup

This is either black humor which disregards consideration of how crappy it is to be a victim of these events or it is wrong for all events.

Besides – administration by what is good crime and bad crime will result in a squishyness of standards and an administrative nightmare of determining (possibly by 1000s of guts) these standards.

SO – I vote to include the charges in the points.

IF the general consensus is to strip the charges from the contest, I move to pull the plug on the feature on the basis that it trivializes the suffering of rape and violence victims.

DUIs are dumb behavior accidents too but we happily track ‘em. And you award 5 points for Riverside, no?

Tragic — but stupid and preventable.

Condolences to the family.

This is a 2003 Chrysler Sebring:
http://www.autogaleria.pl/tapety/img/chrysler/chrysler_sebring_cabrio_2003_01_m.jpg

Pricing is between $10k to $16k.

I’m leaning towards rich parents over sudden money in pocket disease. So a certain amount of youthful imortality has been struck down by the fates that be, tragically perhaps, none the less reckless behavior. Welcome to the Fulmer Cup, Raffy. Prove your remorse by not showing up here again.

FWIW, this peasant was leaning towards “leave the points,” but after reading the whole thread I admit I’m swayed… but cautious of the precedent you’re setting, by potentially changing your call after some direct democracy.

Off to dig up my Federalist Papers…