A Virginia Tech student died Saturday from injuries suffered from a skateboarding accident that occurred on campus the previous Monday.
Freshman engineering major Gregory Weiner died at Carilion Roanoke Hospital five days after he had fallen off a skateboard.Virginia Tech Police Department Assistant Chief Tom Foster told the Roanoke Times that Weiner was not wearing a helmet when he fell off a skateboard going down a hill on Aggie Quad Lane.
The Virginia Tech Police Department would not comment to the Collegiate Times.
Look for a memorial for Greg Weiner when the Collegiate Times comes back Jan. 20, 2009.
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Why wasn't he wearing a helmet? Especially going downhill like that. That would seem like a common sense thing to do.
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I never see skateboarders wear helmets.
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Let's extend that, Fred. Why was he skateboarding at all? Why not walk? Why not walk with a helmet? Why leave the house at all? Everyone makes choices about risks they're willing to accept, and that's the beauty of it; these are personal decisions. I definitely understand your point, but the simple answer is that he chose not to.
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It is a tragic death, to be learned from. Let us be cautious about a reductio ad absurdum defense of the tragic.
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No such thing here, Dww. Reductio ad absurdum involves reaching a logical contradiction, thus disproving one's premise. I understand what you meant, though, but it is not absurd to point out that people are allowed to make individual decisions regarding risk assessment.
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Jason T - to answer your question why Greg was skating boarding at all; cause it is fun recreation just like you walk. This was an accident that doesn't need any judging except the fact Greg was not wearing a helmet. Without risk taking life would not be any fun. You should know this.
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