What are the bad effects of excessive freedom?

Question

The answer should be in a detailed and descriptive pattern.....

Answer 1

Freedom is a wonderful thing, but it can also be a dangerous thing. Consider, for example, the opposite:

A person with no freedom cannot really do anything. They are physically restrained and probably sedated. But on the other hand, as long as they are kept well they are perfectly safe.

We can already see some of the trade-off. A person so restrained is in some senses not even alive. They cannot act in any way. Yet even so, sometimes this might be better than alternatives. Some people are so damaged that they are a constant danger to themselves or others, and if given enough freedom this danger would be realized.

To most of us, however, this would be little better than torture. The difference between stealing even one day of a person's life and all his days is only a matter of degree. The loss is a loss of productivity, learning, and life; one shared by an individual, all of society, and perhaps even all humanity now and in the future. A bad thing to be avoided, if possible.

That, then, is the balancing act we must perform. Parents who do not allow their children enough freedom will stifle them, but parents who allow them too much will no do better, and pehaps allow them to needlessly harm themselves. So too is the balance between society and the individual and with one society and another.

Too much freedom isn't intrinsically a disaster... it just provides the space for a disaster to occur. The strong NEED the kind of freedom that will DESTROY the weak. So it goes.

Answer 2

Excessive freedom means indiscipline,it means freedom to commit wrongs and stray from the socially and morally right path.The main bad effect is that it takes away the true enjoyment of life that is always associated with normal freedom.Also one would not be able to carry out the excessive responsibilities which natually arise from excessive freedom.This may well lead to total loss of freedom.

Answer 3

usually it is a cycle that starts with kids ...causes them to grow up rambunctious and authority-resistant. if there is no input before a certain age, say..6, then this kid will most likely grow up to resist the highest authority- the cops. We all know where this leads.


EDIT:// i just thought of this as well


even if the kid is raised up right, giving them too much freedom as middle and high schoolers can lead them into drugs or alcohol, violence, or other numbers of things. Then this cycle takes the same turn as the above one. They usually end up in juvenile hall, then eventualy jail. NOT all the time however. I know this first-hand. I was always the best child then around 7th grade my parents started letting me have a lot of freedoms, and i abused it. I was into alcohol really bad until 9th grade. My parents got to where they didnt eve care anymore, they were cheating on each other so they had bigger things to think about. I ended up having to check my own self into a program and get help cause they were just standing by neglecting me and letting this all happen. Now, as a tenth grader, ive been clean for about 4 months, so it doesnt always have to take a turn for the worst



hope this helped

Answer 4

People always take advantage of this benefit and overuse it. Like, a 13 year old finds a cigarette, he is curious, there is nothing/no one to stop him from trying it. He just takes one smoke, he doesn't feel much, he tries it again and again, when he does feel it's affect he is already hooked on it.
Such is one reason, curiosity, second is irresponsibility. People find that things don't necessarily have to be perfect, so this use the small amount of time they have and use it in a way that is not beneficial to what they are responsible for.
Another is lack of reword, because many people don't take in to account the hard work people put in it and don't reword it as they should. Thus the one that worked hard feels that it doesn't matter and abuse their freedom again.
The bad affect are that people become lazy and eventually cold and unsure or stressed and most don't even care about the effects of their deeds.

Answer 5

Excessive freedom leads to over confidence and in overconfidence person's conscience is lost , so result is Evilness. For a nation or any kind of institution excessive freedom is harmful for maintaining law and order and thus leading to declination of moral values and thus it's culture and heritage.

Answer 6

Dont dwell on the past. Everyone has made mistakes that they're not proud of. It sounds like you really care for others which is something to be proud of especially in our day and age. A perfect life is one without regret, but you shouldn't shoot for perfection, you shoot for wanting to be human. Learn from the mistakes, if you live in past you will only become more guilty and regretful of what you did thus you will be stuck in a cycle of depression. I have made some very bad decisions in life but after time of reflecting (and I mean a lot of time) I eventually moved forward. Yes I do feel bad for what I did, but those experiences, no matter how bad they were, have made me a better person. Even though I feel bad, I am thankful for those experiences because I was able to learn more about who I am and who I want to be. The god question is a very sensitive topic because everyone has there own opinion about it (btw i am not religious) All i will say is, because you are truly saddened by what you did and I believe you have become a better person you deserve to be forgiven. You are strong person and worrying about what you do to others is an amazing trait. Just remember we all make mistakes but what defines us is how we choose to pick ourselves up.

Answer 7

Freedom is Freedom it is not excessive or limited
It is like either you have it or not
But freedom come with responsibilities which we need to understand.
If you have rights than you should take the burden of buties

Answer 8

excessive freedom reduces the conciousness of mind.
human beings lives in some boundation,policies,rules,customs etc
and if he is experiencing excessive freedom then he wont respect any of the above things.wrong becomes right for him! he thinks that what he would do he is right! never cares for anything.

Answer 9

What we call as "excessive" , as far as freedom is concerned, is just some other human being giving up his freedom, available to him naturally, whichever way we look at it !
Otherwise, freedom is proportional to the ability afforded by nature, as with animals in natural state.

Answer 10

There is no such concept as excessive freedom. There are family rules, social rules, political rules, etc... One has freedom to think but freedom to act is another story. What exactly is your question pertaining to, in which domain? Children need to be directed and focus their energy in some positive field, if left alone one tends to do lower mind activites as it is the human nature to go to the easiest.