Laws regarding seatbelts and cigarettes

[Aroura]

One of the reasons I've seen discussed, one that's honestly pretty damn convincing too, is that someone else gets to scrape you off the highway, and that someone else may suffer greatly for having to do so.

We don't live in a bubble.  A gruesome roadway death does not happen in isolation.  Other human beings (often first responders) have to pry smashed up people out of cars, clean up mangled corpses, and suffer the mental health issues that come with seeing, smelling, and touching all of that.  Not only that but think of the trauma caused to other innocent motorists.  Those that see it and perhaps others in the same accident, through no fault of their own.  Poor little Jimmy not only was injured through the fault of driver A driving recklessly, but then saw driver A's bloody corpse tossed down the roadway, and now needs counseling and does poorly in school due to PTSD.  

I'm not just making this up.  It has happened to people.  So that's one reason seatbelts are mandatory.

Yes and one of their names is Tony Rodriguez and I worry about him constantly. He seems indestructible but sometimes when he gets drunk he cries over the children he couldn't save.

I'm so sorry to hear that!  First responders really are incredible.  I cannot imagine volunteering to do what any of them do.  It takes real strength of character.  And you have to be his rock when he's distraught over what he's seen.  ~hugs~ to you both.