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05/01/2006 10:04:07
 
 
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05/01/2006 09:37:16
Mike Yearwood
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Politics
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Other
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01081166
Message ID:
01083532
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>>If you mean an anarchy where each citizen is allowed to decided for him/herself which laws matter and which do not, and for cops to make the same sorts of decisions (this law matters; this other law doesn't matter), then sorry, I disagree. The job of a cop is to enforce the law. If it's a law you think doesn't matter, then tough. It's still the cop's job to enforce it.
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>>Is that what you do at work? You are given a list of things to do and you pick and choose which ones of those things to ignore as you are asking the cops to do?
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>So I guess you would have turned Ghandi over to the British or Schindler to the Nazis? They disobeyed the Law. Our society EVOLVES by questioning and resisting abuse of authority. The authorities feel they cannot be corrupt because they support the law.
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>Do you always obey the speed limit? Are you even aware of every little stupid law that exists? I'm not very religious, but maybe the Bible had it right. 10 commandments is plenty. Those of you who are religious, please correct me, but if you don't covet that spot at the front of the line, you won't cut in front of others, right?

If you are suggesting that laws upholding slavery, apartheid, ethnic suppression, etc are on a par with laws about crossing the road against a red light, then I have to disagree.

If you feel we need a social rebellion so that people can be allowed to litter, then go for it. You will not have my support. We also disagree that ticketing speeders and jaywalkers and litterers is an abuse of authority. Those are reasonable laws. When the gov tries to introduce a law designed to suppress blacks or Jews, then I'll be right there beside you fighting it. But if I get caught jaywalking or speeding, or parking illegally, then I'll accept my fine. I might not like it, but It's not an abuse of authority.

Which of the 10 commandments covers littering and turning our streets into garbage receptacles. When parents teaches their children to jaywalk, or to litter, or to spit in the street, should they be honoured?
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