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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
Totally wrong. We make laws to protect ourselves from each other. The school speed limits protects our children from other drivers. The helmet law attempts to protect us from ourselves. You're right: Where freedom is concerned, you don't get it.
You also don't understand rights. I have the right to do anything I want, as long is it doesn't infringe anyone else's right to do the same.
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when you read my post again , and compare to yours i say exact the same thing. My language is not english , so the sentence may not be as fluid but it implies the same thing. try to read and understand the meaning of a sentence before attacking people
ow yeah , you talk about how you are "forced" in an earlier post. Lawmaking bodys in states have that authority in a democrasy. As long as certain basic principles are folowed. these principles protect us ,but we have to give up some freedom. that is called the "social contract"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contract
also i live in western europe, not the uk. We have continental law, where us and commonwealth have the common law system. There are some differences, but the basis is the same.