I know a guy who fell asleep at the wheel while working as a limousine driver. He woke up after coasting quite a distance, with no damage or injuries. "Common sense" aside, had a police officer seen this, under the consistent libertarian paradigm, nothing could have been done about this.
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostI know a guy who fell asleep at the wheel while working as a limousine driver. He woke up after coasting quite a distance, with no damage or injuries. "Common sense" aside, had a police officer seen this, under the consistent libertarian paradigm, nothing could have been done about this.The greater number of laws . . . , the more thieves . . . there will be. ---- Lao-Tzu
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I do not know how I ended up here…. but….
So much to unpack. No, there doesn’t need to be a multiplicity of laws all prohibiting the same thing: threatening force against another person by endangering them. Reckless driving is already a thing, and any reckless driving would be covered. No, one does not have a negative right to recklessly endanger another person without their consent.
This of course presumes public roads, and public enforcements (with all the theft and force required for such things). In an actual libertarian society, this would be owned by someone and issues of contract and consent could be much clearer.
Nice to have a little straw though to burn to warm up my cold little heart.
And oddly enough, there are no theories or philosophies about which there is no disagreement and that can tie everything up in a neat little bow.
When asking if there is a “right” to do something you have to ask whether or not it will infringe upon the negative rights of others. If it does, you do not have a right to do it.The State. Ideas so good they have to be mandatory.
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Originally posted by Darth Xena View PostI do not know how I ended up here….
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I came across this recently:
"HLDI Study: Texting bans don't reduce crashes; effects are slight crash increases"
"If drivers were disregarding the bans, then the crash patterns should have remained steady. So clearly drivers did respond to the bans somehow, and what they might have been doing was moving their phones down and out of sight when they texted, in recognition that what they were doing was illegal. This could exacerbate the risk of texting by taking drivers' eyes further from the road and for a longer time."
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/news/deskto...rash-increases
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Originally posted by Joel View PostI came across this recently:
"HLDI Study: Texting bans don't reduce crashes; effects are slight crash increases"
"If drivers were disregarding the bans, then the crash patterns should have remained steady. So clearly drivers did respond to the bans somehow, and what they might have been doing was moving their phones down and out of sight when they texted, in recognition that what they were doing was illegal. This could exacerbate the risk of texting by taking drivers' eyes further from the road and for a longer time."
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/news/deskto...rash-increases
Oh crap that felt so gross.The State. Ideas so good they have to be mandatory.
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Originally posted by Darth Xena View PostThe State is great at making unintended consequences. I love the State.Enter the Church and wash away your sins. For here there is a hospital and not a court of law. Do not be ashamed to enter the Church; be ashamed when you sin, but not when you repent. – St. John Chrysostom
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Originally posted by Darth Xena View PostYour quote of me triggered me badly.Enter the Church and wash away your sins. For here there is a hospital and not a court of law. Do not be ashamed to enter the Church; be ashamed when you sin, but not when you repent. – St. John Chrysostom
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