Personal Responsibility Takes A Nose Dive In New York

I read an article today about how a senator in New York wants to fine people for using iPods, cell phones, etc. when in a crosswalk. Here's the article.

This senator, who is trying to help save people from themselves, is actually doing people a disservice. It goes back to the whole notion of personal responsibility - people are responsible for themselves and their actions. If a person's actions are so stupid that they get themselves hurt or killed, that's their problem. In no way should the state involve itself in an issue such as this, where the only person being hurt by a person's irresponsibility is themself.

In fact, if it goes so far as the person using the cell phone, iPod, etc. hurting someone ELSE, then that person should be charged with criminal negligence.