I couldn’t agree with your post more. So let me ask you this: if that same government totally ignored people who break the laws of civil society, would they not be adding to irresponsible behavior by allowing it to occur?
“...if that same government totally ignored people who break the laws of civil society, would they not be adding to irresponsible behavior by allowing it to occur?”
Whose arguing for that? Not me. I have no patience for @$$hole drivers who flaunt the laws for whatever reason.
In a perfect world, people would recognize the social contract they’re part of in a civilized society, and behave accordingly. Putting the blame on government instead of where it belongs, on the miscreant, is faulty logic.
But in the Nanny State, people expect that the government will see to all of their needs. So why should they place any limits on their own behavior? Or even mature, for that matter?