Not sure 'we can drive whatever we want to the store' is a rally cry to be particularly proud of, neighbour.

We seem to think because we have the freedom to drive a V8 half ton dually less than a block to the mailbox with the aircon blasting, that it somehow makes it any less of a stupid thing to do.

Most North Americans translate whatever freedoms we've been granted into one: the freedom to thoughtlessly consume and squander without restraint. I guess it remains to be seen whether your freedom is a good thing or not, but the way things been going I suspect it aint gonna go your way forever.

Even a 5-year-old knows: if you keep using your transformer as a projectile aimed at your brother, it's gonna be taken away.