This being a household-errand sort of day, I’ve been watching CNN off and on as an alternative to NPR (I loathe the Diane Rehm Show; I’m sorry, I just do) and I have heard Governor Corzine say over and over that by not wearing a seatbelt he set a bad example for young people.
Frankly–and understand, I like the guy a lot, right down to his sincere wagging beard–he set a very good example for young people. The bad example would have been if he had walked away from a high-speed car accident without a scratch and shrugged it off. Instead, he was pretty well banged up, saw the light, and expressed deep remorse, complete with tears and shaking voice.
We get to keep Corzine around a while longer, and he will now be the Buckle-Up Poster Child. A fair deal all around.
Posted on this day, other years:
- Sweetmeats from TWA Conference 2009 - 2009
- Huh? - 2005
- Help, I'm Trapped in an LSTA Grant, and I Can't Get Out! - 2004
- Honoring Those Who Serve: Social Justice Versus Censorship - 2004
I think he should now, once he recuperates, do a couple of public service commercials to encourage kids (and grown ups) to wear their seatbelts. Make it kind of gruesome too, maybe throw in a couple of hospital photos and say, “you see, this IS what happens to you when you don’t wear your seatbelt.” And I am not saying it make light. He seems sincere in his apology for setting a bad example. May as well make a learning experience out of it and say something to others. Best, and keep on blogging.
This is a really great point, but how about him apologizing for his driver…a state police officer…driving 91 miles an hour?