According to this story from Fox31, the family of DJ Vinson is trying to have a fence installed along the Flint River, particularly the stretch along Turtle Park in downtown Albany. Mr. Vinson, you may remember, drowned in the Flint River last August while trying to save a young boy that also drowned.
I have several problems with this. First and foremost is that while I truly do feel sorry for the family of Mr. Vinson and wish them all the best in their grieving process, it was Mr. Vinson himself who chose to attempt to rescue this boy. No one forced him into that choice, there was no law saying that he had to jump in the river and attempt to save a stranger who was drowning. His choice decided his fate, the same as all of us.
Secondly, what if, in a similar scenario, a person is already in the river and this stretch is the first chance they have to get to land and potentially save their life? With a fence there, they will be blocked in the river, potentially causing their death.
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State Senate Bills I Find Interesting (SB154 – SB164)
Conclusions:
SB154: OPPOSE
SB155: SUPPORT
SB156: OPPOSE
SB157: OPPOSE
SB158: OPPOSE
SB159: OPPOSE
SB160: OPPOSE
SB161: OPPOSE
SB162: OPPOSE
SB163: OPPOSE
SB164: OPPOSE
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