Instruments of the Apocalypse: Laws for Dummies

Yep, it's that time again. The time when I feel the need to stack up some double-reinforced soap boxes (so I don't fall through them, ya know), and tell y'all how I think it is and I think it should be. I have found another Instrument of the Apocalypse, and I fear, Congenial Readers, that this one is much more dire than the Circles of Death I tore to shreds the other day. I'm out to be controversial, damn it. Shout hoorahs if you want. But keep the boos to yourself. Like our Great Fearless Leader, I only like to surround myself with people who agree with me and who will blow at least 10,000 watts of pure sunshine up my nether-region. I'm sure you all understand. ;)

Now, on with it!

Laws for Dummies: Forcing Natural Selection's Hand

I not only believe the government should stay the hell out of people's private lives, but that they should also stop trying to interfere in the very important process of Natural Selection. Which brings me to my point:

Helmet laws, seatbelt laws, prostitution laws, and to a certain extent- drug laws. These are laws that are mostly designed to keep people from hurting and/or killing themselves. If I decided to be stupid enough to hop on a motorcycle without putting on a helmet, then I would really be the only one to suffer the consequences. Sure, you could argue that it would cost ALL of us money in terms of medical costs, etc, but to me that is truly irrelevant, because even with a helmet on, a person who suffered injuries in an accident would still incur some expense.

So let's put it this way: Natural Selection is a very important process that involves the "survival of the fittest". It insures that the strongest genes continue on to further the existence of our species. Any idiot can follow the law, because any idiot can understand that there are consequences to breaking one, such as getting a ticket or going to jail. But you take these laws away, and all of the morons on the block will come out to play. They will leave their seatbelts off. They will leave their helmets in the garage. They will try to snort pure heroine bought from the local pharmacy and die of an overdose. And perhaps most importantly, they will help to make sure that only the strongest genes survive. Genes that are stronger because some folks realize that there is such a thing as common sense that isn't mitigated by legality. Sure, there are a few mavericks out there who break the above laws anyway and pay the price. These people should be honored for their sacrifice made for the better of the human race. They are, in fact, heros.

With law upon law being pushed through in an effort to shield people from the impact of their own stupidity, in a few millenia we will be living on a planet filled with folks who worship Larry the Cable Guy, think Chicken of the Sea is actually chicken, and our national slogan will be "Git 'er Done!!" Actually, given the mental midgets currently running our country, we're not too far from that, but if it continues, it will be the end of the world as we know it. Do you really want that?

I didn't think so.

While it's important to give people the freedom to be smart, it is even more important to give people the freedom to be stupid. For the love of humanity!