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Trey wrote on Nov 8, 2009 5:35 PM:

" I am sure that "helmut" was a misspell, and your question a sarcastic comment about what is one. To answer the question at hand though, perhaps a helmut is a stray dog from the underworld??? Perhaps so. "




Rational wrote on Nov 5, 2009 4:51 PM:

" Wow, I am entertained. For the original author of this helmet issue, please think about it. It may be an extra ten dollars out of your pocket, but your son is a minor and you are responsible for his well-being whether he is in your care of not, unless he were emancipated. To the siblings in this comments section, please become a law enforcement officer in this area and you will understand why they work the way they do. "




huh wrote on Nov 5, 2009 12:02 PM:

" what's a helmut? "




Gail Korner wrote on Oct 23, 2009 11:08 PM:

" I have children who are adults now, perhaps because their lovely heads were protected by helmuts when riding their skateboards and bicycles. Now, we have grandchildren and they absolutely love their helmuts. Sorry, I cannot find empathy for your post here, my children and grandchildren will have head protection. If money is the problem, which is less expensive- a helmut or a grave? Plots are not cheap and then you have the caskets, etc., etc. "




Bob Walker wrote on Oct 16, 2009 6:53 PM:

" Desirre,
Some gentle thoughts.
As an ex bike racer, most brain damage accidents on bikes and boards occur at about 2 miles per hour and involve the side of the head. The cop did your son a favor you should have been aware of, and demanding of, his wearing a helmet.
It was a fix it ticket! Camp Owens is full of boys who were arrest twenty times for little stuff and came to think it doesn't matter.
Your son will tell other boys and they might get helmets.
Are your sons brains worth it? "




KRVer wrote on Oct 15, 2009 8:29 AM:

" It's simple. Be a responsible parent and put your kids in helmets. Then there's no issue! "




Whatever wrote on Oct 15, 2009 12:09 AM:

" I hardly think that the police man looked at your son and decided to pick on him. There are lots of kids who ride around without safety gear and only a few police officers. BTW I had a friend whose teenage son spent weeks in a coma and nearly died from a skateboarding accident. While young children tend be more clumsy on skateboards, older kids take far larger risks. I know it can be difficult to convince a sixteen year old to wear a helmet/lifejacket or any other device they feel unnecessary but its worth the effort to try. "




cited and released wrote on Oct 14, 2009 7:44 PM:

" Yeah, and since you want them to write every child for the helmet, why don't they start writing every missing front license plate, every speed more than 1 mile over the speed limit, every light out, every california stop, everyone who doesn't use turnouts, every bike going the wrong way, every pedestrian going the wrong way, everyone without headlights in the rain, everyone without turn signals, everyone with uncovered trash, etc. Then you won't have anything to complain about. Oh wait, then you will complain the cops are too agressive.... "




little sister wrote on Oct 14, 2009 7:43 PM:

" Yeah, like Meth. It's difficult to make arrests when the offenders are ex-cops on the dole. "




little brother wrote on Oct 14, 2009 7:37 PM:

" Yeah, kind of like the people "up here" who follow the law only when they see a cop. That should be called selective citizenship. "




big brother wrote on Oct 14, 2009 12:32 PM:

" the law enforcement people up here practice what is called selective law enforcement. When they want to enforce a law they enforce it, when they don't they don't plain and simple "