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"Without laws, there can be no freedom.
How, for example, could you be free to drive to work if there was no law against anyone bigger than you taking your car just because he felt like it?
Richard"
but then if there were no laws, why would i go to work?
Answer
You are free to choose not to go to work, if you don't mind eventually having to live on the street. That freedom of choice will immediately mean you are not entitled to other freedoms - freedoms which you cannot afford - is your choice - the freedom to choose a crappy standard of living at the bottom of the pile, but what if everyone decided to do that? Who would produce our food, clothing, cars, homes?
Let's take a few laws and see what freedoms they provide:
Law = Crime to steal
Freedom = I can leave my car safely in a car park - unlikely it will be stolen due to protection of this law
Law = Crime to kill
Freedom = My son can beat an opponent in sport in safety - unlikely fanatic father of defeated kid will kill my son due to this law
Law = Traffic infringement to speed
Freedom - I can drive on roads in safety - reduces likelihood of a vehicle blowing me off the highway and over a cliff face
Law = Truancy breach if children do not attend school
Freedom = Education provides the opportunity to be free to choose meaningful employment, to save up and enjoy the freedom of owning a home. Many would not go to school without this law, so society would be full of drop-outs = higher crime rate, higher taxes to support them, etc. which all compromise other freedoms
Law = Crime to rape/other sexual offences.
Freedom = My daughter has the freedom to go to the beach in safety - unlikely some sex-crazed, over-hormoned youth will attack her due to this law
Law = Building codes and Council by-laws
Freedom = Can walk into my home, shopping malls and offices without fear of the foundations collapsing and killing us all - builders less likely to build unsound and dodgey buildings, due to the protection of this law
Law = Smoking prohibited in certain public areas
Freedom = Can eat, drink, relax in places of entertainment etc. knowing it is no risk to my health - people unlikely to smoke where prohibited due to this law
Law = Must wear a seat belt/bike helmet
Freedom = Freedom to travel is not compromised - adds security, minimising likelihood of serious injury in case of accident
Law = Cannot import/manufacture/grow or sell illicit drugs
Freedom = Can enjoy the freedom to attend schools or place of work amongst responsible citizens engaged in industrious pursuits/working/learning/contributing gainfully to personal prosperity and prosperity of country = enables other freedoms of a stable society
The list goes on and on, but I am sure you get the picture by now.
You are free to choose not to go to work, if you don't mind eventually having to live on the street. That freedom of choice will immediately mean you are not entitled to other freedoms - freedoms which you cannot afford - is your choice - the freedom to choose a crappy standard of living at the bottom of the pile, but what if everyone decided to do that? Who would produce our food, clothing, cars, homes?
Let's take a few laws and see what freedoms they provide:
Law = Crime to steal
Freedom = I can leave my car safely in a car park - unlikely it will be stolen due to protection of this law
Law = Crime to kill
Freedom = My son can beat an opponent in sport in safety - unlikely fanatic father of defeated kid will kill my son due to this law
Law = Traffic infringement to speed
Freedom - I can drive on roads in safety - reduces likelihood of a vehicle blowing me off the highway and over a cliff face
Law = Truancy breach if children do not attend school
Freedom = Education provides the opportunity to be free to choose meaningful employment, to save up and enjoy the freedom of owning a home. Many would not go to school without this law, so society would be full of drop-outs = higher crime rate, higher taxes to support them, etc. which all compromise other freedoms
Law = Crime to rape/other sexual offences.
Freedom = My daughter has the freedom to go to the beach in safety - unlikely some sex-crazed, over-hormoned youth will attack her due to this law
Law = Building codes and Council by-laws
Freedom = Can walk into my home, shopping malls and offices without fear of the foundations collapsing and killing us all - builders less likely to build unsound and dodgey buildings, due to the protection of this law
Law = Smoking prohibited in certain public areas
Freedom = Can eat, drink, relax in places of entertainment etc. knowing it is no risk to my health - people unlikely to smoke where prohibited due to this law
Law = Must wear a seat belt/bike helmet
Freedom = Freedom to travel is not compromised - adds security, minimising likelihood of serious injury in case of accident
Law = Cannot import/manufacture/grow or sell illicit drugs
Freedom = Can enjoy the freedom to attend schools or place of work amongst responsible citizens engaged in industrious pursuits/working/learning/contributing gainfully to personal prosperity and prosperity of country = enables other freedoms of a stable society
The list goes on and on, but I am sure you get the picture by now.
what is the legal age to not wear a helmet when riding a bike? do you wear a helmet?
yahhoooey
and how old are you if you dont ?
Answer
in Massachusetts, all riders under 16 are required to wear helmets. at 17 you are allowed to be stupid. I'm 37 and have religiously worn my helmet since one saved my life 24 years ago! if kids think helmets are uncool today, they never had the fun of the "Spaceballs" look! anyway, my helmet was ripped from my head in a high-speed impact. yes, I said ripped from my head. I doubt my skull would have been as effective in protecting my grey-matter. two years later, my best friend was killed in a cycling accident. the difference? he had no helmet on! my kids have worn helmets since they've been on trikes! my 9 year-old learned today why, as she endo'd off her brand new Gary Fisher! she's in better shape than the bike, which needs new chainrings! why? because she was wearing a brand new helmet, PROUDLY purchased with her own money!
even if you aren't killed, you can become physically incapable of riding your bike! brain injury can cause paralysis, loss of equilibrium, and a host of debilitating problems. do you really want to risk losing the freedom of riding on two wheels?!
can you sustain great enough injury to kill you when wearing a helmet? hell yes! it still happens at an all too high rate. but, I prefer to sway the odds in my favor, and wear a helmet!
in Massachusetts, all riders under 16 are required to wear helmets. at 17 you are allowed to be stupid. I'm 37 and have religiously worn my helmet since one saved my life 24 years ago! if kids think helmets are uncool today, they never had the fun of the "Spaceballs" look! anyway, my helmet was ripped from my head in a high-speed impact. yes, I said ripped from my head. I doubt my skull would have been as effective in protecting my grey-matter. two years later, my best friend was killed in a cycling accident. the difference? he had no helmet on! my kids have worn helmets since they've been on trikes! my 9 year-old learned today why, as she endo'd off her brand new Gary Fisher! she's in better shape than the bike, which needs new chainrings! why? because she was wearing a brand new helmet, PROUDLY purchased with her own money!
even if you aren't killed, you can become physically incapable of riding your bike! brain injury can cause paralysis, loss of equilibrium, and a host of debilitating problems. do you really want to risk losing the freedom of riding on two wheels?!
can you sustain great enough injury to kill you when wearing a helmet? hell yes! it still happens at an all too high rate. but, I prefer to sway the odds in my favor, and wear a helmet!
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