Originally Posted by RacerX
It's so sad that people cannot appreciate freedom nor the sacrifices made to have what we do have.
Just because you are in another country and ignorant to the laws and rules they have, you feel more "free". OK, ignorance is bliss.
Murder is against the law. Do you think it shouldn't be? Wearing your seatbelt not manditory- we tried that, didn't work. The reason it is the law is because it is in the best interest of our society at large. It reduces the $ burden on all the taxpayers. How did it become law? YOUR elected officials voted it that way.
You can light your spliff, you have personal freedom of choice. If you don't agree with the law, you can fight it. You won't be shot in the head for lighting up something illegal because we, as a free society, have rules to protect you as an individual. That is a luxury afforded to you in a free society.
Freedom doesn't mean anarchy. Your view is simply naive and immature.
I should have kept reading. Here, in all its glory, is an example of Prussian nannyism. Racer-X, of course, knows what's best for all of us. If we immature peons fail to recognize his genius, then we are being immature and naive.
You won't be shot in the head for lighting something illegal-no, but you'll be imprisoned and your assets will be subject to forfieture.
Hitler was an elected official. Let me be clear-I AM NOT COMPARING RACER-X OR CONGRESS TO HITLER. I am, however, saying that the fact that people are "democratically" elected doesn't have any bearing on whether the laws they pass are moral and just or not.
The final question is this: by what right do you tell me what personal risks I may take?
The "cost to society" argument is a dead end for the reasons I stated in the previous post, and because companies always have the right to decline coverage for helmetless accidents. The public financing argument is also a non-starter. Nothing says that medical care must be financed by tax money, especially when foolish risk taking necessitated that care.
I've had my say, and don't doubt that you will too, Racer. I am, however, done here, so flame away.