Like I said, I understand the arguments for seat belt laws. What makes them a little shaky is we're again picking an arbitrary thing to police. All kinds of thi

Like I said, I understand the arguments for seat belt laws. What makes them a little shaky is we're again picking an arbitrary thing to police. All kinds of things that I can legally do also take money out of your pocket, including many of the things listed above. Motorcycles are a great example in the same niche. In my state we don't even have to wear helmets, it's our choice. I'm guessing the average consequence is a lot greater than skipping a seat belt. We've picked seat belts as the one to police, probably to give a lot more leeway to police to pull people over and generate income. Anyway, you say society has the right, and I'm not sure I agree, at least in the seat belt example. They have the power, sure, but I don't think they (ought to) have the right.