Young and unafraid of the pandemic? Good for you. Now stop killing people

Re:Young and unafraid of the pandemic? Good for you. Now sto... by maerF0x0 on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @05:52PM (#22551188)

I think most frequently the society restricts the freewilled acts _upon_ another person. I'm not sure I agree that going out in public is an act upon another person. They are free to touch door knobs or not. They are free to associate or not in public places.

Obviously I shouldnt be allowed to sneeze on someone (how this is defined is unclear) or to enter their private space w/o permission...

This is a bit analogous to the right to photograph/film in public.

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Re:Young and unafraid of the pandemic? Good for you. Now sto... by stetrain on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @06:17PM (#22551410)

I can choose to drive at 100mph in the wrong lane of traffic. This is not impinging on anyone else's free will. They are free to not use that lane, to drive around me, or to join me in going 100mph.

Photography in public is not a public health or safety issue and does not overwhelm hospitals with its effects.

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Re:Young and unafraid of the pandemic? Good for you. Now sto... by balls187 on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @06:57PM (#22551698)

The libertarian view point is that personal freedoms should not be limited, except in narrowest of scopes.

Examples of US policies that limit personal freedoms for the good of society without a direct infraction on someone else include: export controls, gun laws, mandatory auto insurance, income tax, state laws on vaccinations.

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