How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life

Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life by paulcole on Friday February 02, 2018 @01:17PM (#16292746)

If you're drunk driving and god-willing kill only yourself, who would argue that it's not OK to say, "Bad decision for drunk driving."

Just because someone was injured or killed does not mean they are a victim.

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Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life by BeetleB on Friday February 02, 2018 @03:23PM (#16293900)

People who have a driver's license go through tests and a training program, where they teach the dangers of intoxicated driving.

Most people have not had any such training with regards to hikes and rattlesnakes.

Everyone is going to have a personal list of "really stupid things" others do. You'll find little consensus on these lists, which means they may not be all that stupid.

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Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life by paulcole on Saturday February 03, 2018 @12:38AM (#16296360)

Most people have not had any such training with regards to lifting the lid on the toilet seat before they take a piss. Yet somehow they figure it out.

You don’t need training to know to not get next to a rattlesnake to take a selfie. They come with their own built in warning—- a loud rattle!

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Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life by kimdcmason on Friday February 02, 2018 @01:29PM (#16292876)

Being bitten by a snake is in no way comparable to drunk driving.

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Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life by paulcole on Friday February 02, 2018 @01:34PM (#16292922)

Taking a selfie with one is pretty stupid.

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Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life by conanbatt on Friday February 02, 2018 @01:49PM (#16293100)

I wish I got paid 150k everytime someone did something stupid.

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