Do you think that we have too many laws here in the u.k.
I know we have to have laws and need them but, each week the government bring in new ones, I find this very confusing and how on earth are we supposed to know whats what ?
As soon as you walk out your door you have probably broken the law in some way,is this a backdoor approach to slowly removing our rights,or are we trying to beat our american friends and see who can invent the most laws,some feed back from the americans about how they cope would be appreciated.
2006-09-14 22:28:11 · 8 answers · asked by mentor 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Nobody is attacking Americans,try reading the question properly.
2006-09-14 22:55:29 · update #1
Blair has passed 3000 laws since he came to power, almost all of which entail some restriction on freedom.
As fas as I know, no laws have been repealed.
So the answer has to be yes.
2006-09-15 03:15:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a rapidly changing world. With the changes and discoveries inevitably laws will need to be introduced or changed. I know from Monday there will be a new law introduced concerning the safety of children and seatbelts in cars. This law will save lives. Is that wrong? I don't believe it is a way to remove rights. It is often as a way to protect. To protect the weak from the downright greedy or very stupid. I often witness people breaking simple laws and wonder if there is any difference between them and children who go against what their parents have told them to do....family rules etc. Very often I think new laws have to be introduced because there are so many people not being safe. So many people not caring about others. As for the Americans how do we know how many laws they introduce? Trying to beat them? Not sure what the point of that comment is? Anyway, I am sure they just get on with things as we do.
2006-09-15 05:48:01 · answer #2 · answered by Michael B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question! Press reports suggest that 300 new laws have been created under New Labour. I'm not sure, though, that this is particularly unusual: it may be the case that other governments have added to the criminal code at a similar rate.
It may also be that the 'law and order' line under New Labour has reflected the preponderance of lawyers in the upper echelons of government (including, of course, Tony Blair). In the past (for example, the Tory Government of Thatcher/Major) the police received greater powers of detection etc., but the new laws were relatively few in number. At least under New Labour, there is a clear process of legislation being passed.
2006-09-15 05:38:15 · answer #3 · answered by hallam_blue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the type of leaders you have. In the US the liberals want to have a law or rule to cover every situation that could ever come up. Then they expect you to know every law. The Conservatives try to keep laws basic and general so that you can make judgments on what you have to do (example: killing someone in self defense or killing in anger. One is OK, the other you get sent to jail.) If you look deeper, the liberals bog down the schools with teachings of theories rather than facts, so that the people are to stupid to make judgments. Both country's need to go back to the basic laws they were founded on and then they need to keep the laws as simple and understandable as possible.
2006-09-15 05:43:48 · answer #4 · answered by Jack S. Buy more ammo! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was always said that in England eveything is legal except that which is expressly prohibited by law.
In France everything is prohibited except that which is specifically allowed by law.
In Russia everything is prohibited.
Perhaps we're all approaching the Russian model.
(In reality, the Government is making laws longer and more detailed, including lengthy definitional sections, in order to limit the discretion of judges. This tends to backfire: the judges lack the opportunity to avoid "uninended consequences".)
"The English people believes itself to be free; it is gravely mistaken; it is free only during election of members of parliament; as soon as the members are elected, the people is enslaved; it is nothing. In the brief moment of its freedom, the English people makes such a use of that freedom that it deserves to lose it." -- Rousseau
2006-09-15 06:33:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why then does everyone attack the Americans when it comes to posing questions on here? I think the laws are just fine, if they get broken penalties occur, and why not? If it weren't for them goodness knows what would happen to our country
2006-09-15 05:34:40 · answer #6 · answered by Scatty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but you have to bear in mind quite a lot of the laws are forced upon us by the EU.
If you want to start rationalising the system you first have to take back control.
2006-09-15 05:40:18 · answer #7 · answered by 'Dr Greene' 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you might find most of the new laws are to do with the European take over thing.
2006-09-15 05:42:14 · answer #8 · answered by Rizzo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋