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Originally Posted by Kareeser
But you have to think about it from the other point of view... what about the driver who was going the speed limit, and inherently trusted the pedestrians to not cross on a red?
Now his car's in the shop, and he has to deal with the police/courts/missed time at work.
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That's the risk of driving.
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Laws aren't there just because "people can make them"
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Some laws are just because certain people like to meddle in our lives. Like this one.
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Laws are there to keep us safe, and to a certain extent, protect us from ourselves.
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Some laws are to keep us safe. However, I don't need someone to protect me from myself. I need a government to ensure my God given rights, as the Declaration of Independence prescribes- life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Government's role is to protect my liberty, not restrict it in the interest of "safety."
Benjamin Franklin said "Those people who would surrender some of their freedoms to obtain safety deserve neither freedom nor safety."
Got to hand it to our founding fathers, they understood the proper role of government.