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Wizard Marks
Date:
Mar 18 19:38 UTC
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Jason Goray: "...there are three basic types of laws: ... *Laws that cover the
basic running of the infrastructure and maintenance of the state. ... I do NOT
feel obligated to follow the third set of laws. "
For the sake of argument, I'll pass on Mr. Goray's construct for the moment.
However, his construct has this flaw: It appears that Mr. Goray has put the
traffic laws governing bicycles under the wrong category. They should fall
under 'laws governing the basic running of the infrastructure and maintenance
of the state.'
Traffic laws ARE maintenance of the infrastructure--the streets.
Clearly, it's not a far leap for someone who 'does not feel obligated to follow
the third set of laws' to move laws from one category to another to justify
virtually anything. Those in prison, some of them, are there for bank robbery,
murder, grand theft auto, etc. They rationalized that the laws against each
crime were in Goray's third category, they did not apply to the offender.
Goray's rationalization is a lot of hooey when it comes to traffic laws. Yes,
it is a pain in the butt to have to stop for the red lights, even in a car.
It's particularly a pain if you have to go to the bathroom, for example.
However, whether there's a cop present or not, it's still a good idea to stop
on the red ones, go on the green ones, because the other traffic, of whatever
stripe, is expecting you to stop on the red ones and their behavior follows
from that expectation.
This line of thinking leads to suicide by whoever, leaving some poor person
with the nightmares from having run over a scofflaw unavoidably. Thanks a toad
ton.
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