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Jeanne Romeo: Free will consequences

jhknight@newsobserver.com

Concerning the April 25 Under the Dome item “Motorcycle helmets may be optional after 21”: Riders over 21 should be able to exercise their free will and ride without a helmet, provided that our hospitals also are allowed to exercise their free will and refuse to treat motorcyclists with catastrophic head injures unless they can pay up front.

Jeanne Romeo

Holly Springs

This story was originally published April 29, 2017 at 6:43 PM with the headline "Jeanne Romeo: Free will consequences."

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