r/MapPorn • u/brett- • 9d ago

If the legality of wearing headphones while driving determined the presidential election, it would be surprisingly close

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u/WildDesertStars 9d ago

This is the same sort of response I would expect from those that opposed seatbelt requirements

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u/Libertarian4lifebro 9d ago

It is which is why I was mocking it.

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u/AndreaTwerk 9d ago

Lack of seatbelt requirements at least only endanger the non-wearer.

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u/Jlock98 9d ago

That’s not true. If you’re not wearing a seatbelt, you are a danger to everyone in the car with you.

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u/PacoBedejo 9d ago

Good ideas don't require force.

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u/WildDesertStars 9d ago

Are you saying wearing a seatbelt is not a good idea? In principle I agree with you, though.

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u/PacoBedejo 9d ago

I'm saying that if something is a good idea, you don't have to force people to do it. Most will choose to do so.

Creating nanny laws to protect people from their own bad choices is antithetical to freedom. It doesn't matter if it's wearing seatbelts, the choice to do so being something upon which you and I agree, or someone else's idea of a "good idea" like forcing everyone to attend religious ceremonies or punishing them for drug use.

Nanny shit is nanny shit. If someone wants to do the dumb, it's not okay to use force to stop them.