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I advocate total transparency. I believe that privacy contributes to more harm than good. I believe that all laws should be systematically enforced, even though
by miguelrochefort 9y ago
I advocate total transparency. I believe that privacy contributes to more harm than good. I believe that all laws should be systematically enforced, even though I probably break many on a daily basis (knowingly or not).
Systematically enforcing bad laws is probably the best way to emphasize their damage, and the fastest way to eliminate them.
Imagine putting half the population in jail because they once consumed drugs, did not pay taxes on all income, etc. I'm sure this wouldn't happen, and laws would be changed.
This would help getting rid of obviously bad laws, but this probably wouldn't help minorities (those who break less often broken but still bad laws). Therefore, we should still be critical of all laws, and focus on reducing their number to a minimum.
Personally, I believe that 99% of laws and regulations do more harm than good, and would get rid of them all. I don't really like the idea of a central government, and would prefer not have them enforce any law.
- JetSpiegel 9y ago> Imagine putting half the population in jail because they once consumed drugs, did not pay taxes on all income You don't need to imagine this, change some numbers around and you get the US. What is legal and what is moral are different things.
- miguelrochefort 9y agoSystematically enforcing laws would put all kinds of people in jail (including lawmakers), not just racial minorities. Shouldn't we aim to reduce the gap between legality and morality?
- teddyh 9y ago> Systematically enforcing bad laws is probably the best way to emphasize their damage, and the fastest way to eliminate them. You don’t give any evidence for this, and practical experience seems to indicate the opposite – that the absolute enforcement of laws is what keep them in place.
- mooreds 9y agoCase in point: the security theater at the TSA every time one flies.