Michigan county threatens to demolish 14 Amish homes unless they give up their religious beliefs and upgrade their homes - The Daily Sheeple

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[–]DoctorKobras 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I don't consider building and sanitation codes to be "bad laws." They're part of what differentiates the United States from the third world. These laws save lives.

[–]Drewski[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Demolishing someone's house because they don't have running water or electricity is a bad law (or enforcing it in a bad way). That's not saving someone's life; it's destroying it.

[–]DoctorKobras 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I'd agree if it was a case of them being unable to afford it. However, this is a case of deliberate defiance. You can't just break the law without consequences.

[–]Drewski[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

It's a matter of principle. The state could try to force us to buy all kinds of things we don't need or want, just because we can afford it doesn't make it ethical. They aren't harming anyone, they just want to be left alone to live the way they choose. Bad laws should be challenged and broken, and dealing with the consequences is a part of that decision.

[–]DoctorKobras 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Letting people choose what laws they want to follow is simply a recipe for chaos.

[–]Drewski[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Complying with authoritarian laws is a recipe for tyranny.