Hard to understand why people can't get this...and by doing so the parents put their children in danger for whatever outcome might occur thereafter.
Don’t worry, the same justification will one day be used against you.
You should have known that the state did not approve of you riding motorcycles—it is justifiable for the State to shoot your children. You should have known better.
You should have known that the state did not approve of you spreading butter on your toast this morning. The State must police (literally) the health of its citizens, Comrade!
I daresay that if our ancestors even 100 years ago had Free Republic, none of them would be defending this today—if they had been told about it, they would have been up in arms already. Not because they were drug supporters or drug users (necessarily)—but because they understood the dangers of the government hydra and took it more seriously than too many do today.
Don’t worry, the same justification will one day be used against you.
You should have known that the state did not approve of you riding motorcycles—it is justifiable for the State to shoot your children. You should have known better.
You should have known that the state did not approve of you spreading butter on your toast this morning. The State must police (literally) the health of its citizens, Comrade!
I daresay that if our ancestors even 100 years ago had Free Republic, none of them would think this could ever happen in a free nation.
Certainly none of them would be defending this today—if they had been given a glimpse into their descendants future. They would have been up in arms already. Not because they were drug supporters or drug users (necessarily)—but because they understood the dangers of the government hydra and took it more seriously than too many do today.