>I'll tell you, I hate the idea of half-measures like laws that don't get enforced. (I'm not talking about hundreds-of-years-old archaic laws that are ignored b

>I'll tell you, I hate the idea of half-measures like laws that don't get enforced. (I'm not talking about hundreds-of-years-old archaic laws that are ignored by everyone, I mean real current laws that have some implications. ) So I guess you start your post by deciding which laws you choose to follow or not, pretty much discrediting the rest of your post, but anyway... >Why? Because good law-abiding people -- we want people like that, right? -- Good and law abiding aren't necessarily the same thing. Let's take for example This guy and a law that's common across American cities, it's illegal in many places to feed the homeless. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/11/90-year-old-florida-veteran-arrested-feeding-homeless-bans-2/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/11/90-year-old-flo... Now, I'm sure there's arguments against this, but i feel like giving someone food who needs it is an objectively good thing. Though, in many places, by doing so, you are breaking the law and in fact, by blindly following said law, you are in fact, doing something not so good. >with the undesired activity the law is aimed at. Laws are written by people just like us, what's undesirable for some isn't undesirable for all, or even a majority. >Think about when you have had to pay extra or buy something, or do something where you found out no one was actually following up on it. I remember a pretty clear moment when this happened to me, but I ended up coming to the opposite conclusion. A few years back I went to a concert at a small venue, like a really tiny venue. We were some of the first people there and nobody really paid attention to us when we got there but being 'good' obedient folks, we helpfully found someone and asked about paying the cover and forked out the $15 each or whatever. As more people started to show up though, we noticed only a handful of people actually ended up paying for the show, only the people that ended up walking over and asking about it. Most people just walked in, sat down and never paid. I wasn't bitter about it though, I just learned never show up early and never offer money you're not asked for, whatever the sign says. >This creates a lot of frustration among the law-abiding. Life's full of frustration, becoming frustrated at people's actions based only on principle is a waste of time and energy. >Maybe we should retreat a little from our self-confidence and think "maybe I should follow rules even if I don't agree with them" -- inject a little of this approach for everyone's benefit until we figure out what's wrong with us lately. Why? Rules should be based on logic and common sense if a rule is arbitrary and has no basis in reality then why? You started your post by saying if laws make no sense, they don't count, but you finish your post by saying everyone should follow the rules, even if they don't agree with them.