2007-06-29 07:03:36 · 13 answers · asked by Jordan 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
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2007-06-29 07:19:32 · update #1
haha, maybe, good example is the speed limits..when i was driving in oregon...everyone seem driving fast..i was going with the flow..then i got caught speeding,,,while in california...u go 65 in the 65 zone and everyone will glare at u... so really...there's a country and a usa state that...dont have speed limits and yet. accidents are no more than where speed limits were set..so yeah dont quote me but , yeah if everyone's breaking it..somethings probably wrong with it..
2007-06-29 08:00:34 · answer #1 · answered by ♦cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, law should not be democratic necessarily. If most people lied and cheated, that would not make it ok to do. Speed limits are established by transportation engineers based on safety factors. It accounts for unexpected circumstances such as sudden stops, vehicle malfunction, etc. Most people feel comfortable exceeding the speed limit under normal conditions, but the average person will not account for unexpected conditions, which is why they will exceed what is really a safe speed.
So I say no, there is nothing wrong with that law.
2007-06-29 14:49:33 · answer #2 · answered by Firstd1mension 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, not neccesarily Jordan. Because if you think about it, there is a law to refrain from litering, but the majority of the population disregard this law. So there's nothing wrong with the law, but there may be something wrong with the people who don't obide by it.
2007-06-29 14:12:05 · answer #3 · answered by sunpansy14 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is. Government by the consent of the governed is an important principle in this country. If a law is disregarded by a majority of the population, there is something wrong with the law.
2007-06-29 14:07:39 · answer #4 · answered by Tony M 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Are you talking about speed limits? They exist so that there is a steady source of income (from tickets) to the government.
2007-06-29 14:08:55 · answer #5 · answered by introversive_guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably ineffective or pointless.
If it seems to be denying their rights (the marijuana law for example) then people won't listen to it because they don't like it. Back i nthe 20s when they made alcohol illegal people jsut went to the black market.
It's a weird process.
2007-06-29 14:08:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe. You have to remember that people are stupid and often think they are above the law - despite the effects the breaking of it will have on others.
2007-06-29 14:12:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Ben Franklin said that when a law is too strict is it seldom enforced and when a law is too lenient it is seldom obeyed.
2007-06-29 14:08:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't say that. The law says that you shouldn't drink alcohol until you're twenty one and you know how that goes. It depends on what the law makes you do or not do.
2007-06-29 14:15:20 · answer #9 · answered by Raingirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to those people, yes. But the persons who came up with it woudl most likely disagree....unless its a really old law.
2007-06-29 14:12:28 · answer #10 · answered by shayshay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋