• berg@lemmy.zip
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    7 days ago

    Your ability to evaluate yourself often degrades with age. It is the state’s responsibility to independently verify that the drivers they license are capable of driving safely.

    If prison is for rehabilitation and not punishment, are you suggesting we rehabilitate this woman for being elderly?

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      7 days ago

      Nope, not buying it. Just this year my mother admitted she shouldn’t be driving at night anymore. Plenty others know they don’t have the ability anymore, and too many are stubborn.

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        Wow, nice personal anecdote. It must be true, then. Let’s just ignore all medical evidence because you think it’s not true.

        People age differently, and many people experience cognitive decline that impairs their decision-making, resulting in overestimation of their current, now-degraded abilities.