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No, some laws and some rights merely provide a framework for peaceful coexistence. See negative vs positive rights. ...your right to swing your arm leaves off
by thegrimmest 5y ago
No, some laws and some rights merely provide a framework for peaceful coexistence. See negative vs positive rights.
...your right to swing your arm leaves off where my right not to have my nose struck begins. -John B. Finch
- leephillips 5y agoAre laws against theft unjust because they criminalize nonviolent forms of theft?
- thegrimmest 5y agoLaws against theft are just because violence is a legitimate form of recourse against thieves. In order to surrender this right to violence, people need an alternative recourse. This furthers my point - since what we're talking about is basically gossip at scale, would you argue that violence is a legitimate form of recourse?
- leephillips 5y agoWhy is violence is a legitimate form of recourse against thieves? Perhaps violence is so inherently evil that it is better to part with one’s property than to protect it with force.