Does anyone think that our freedom is being taken away from us?

Question

Hey...does anyone think that our freedom is being slowly taken away from us...I mean for example...who cares if you cuss in school...it's called the freedom of speech...and why should people get fined for not wearing their seat belt...if they get killed it's their own fault...I mean the law should suggest to wear it or even strongly suggest it...ya know what I mean...anyway...what's ur thoughts on this???

I just used seat belts as an example...so yea...and cussing...well it might be a bad habit...but teenagers and older adults and people like that use it all the time...so yea.

and about me cussing...I do when I am alone...not in school...not in front of family...so about calling me a foul mouth is very insulting...a foul mouth would cuss at every oppurtionaty...

Answer 1

Personally, the examples you give are simply quite minor irritations. The cussing in school though, is not an example of free speech, but misbehavior. The school has every right to clamp down on such a thing as part of the purpose of school is to teach children how to live in a civilized society. You can be fired from a job for foul language, and it shouldn't be tolerated in schools.

Freedom of speech is not designed to protect an imaginary right to inflame others, but rather to guarantee the right of people to not be jailed for speaking out against a government or injustice. Good manners is something else, which I think our culture is woefully lacking in.

As far as seat-belts, I live in a state where they are not required for adults. I do not believe they should be required. In fact, I have a sister-in-law who was in an accident in which she would have been killed HAD she been wearing such a device.

The real attacks on freedom are much more frightening, such as the ability of the government to monitor communication, such as email and phone calls. The proliferation of cameras in public places, RFID, the REAL ID act, licensing for many professions which shouldn't need it ... the laws which prevent people from living lives without government intrusion and monitoring are far more troubling. My state recently enacted a law which prevents smoking in most businesses. It doesn't matter if the owner wishes to have a smoking establishment; the government simply said this was not permitted.

Good manners should be taught and even enforced in schools, as long as the freedom to express viewpoints is not hindered.

Answer 2

There is always another side to everything... when you think of the purpose of school, cussing can be upsetting and distracting to people who are really there to learn. It is a matter of simple respect.

As far as seat belts, do you pay car insurance? Do you know how they calculate insurance rates? Once you do, you will understand seat belts. The idea of insurance is that the good drivers have to pay for the bad drivers mistakes. A wrecked car is minor compared to the billions of dollars in health care due to injuries that would have been prevented or minimized by seat belt usage. These medical bills drive insurance rates up for everyone.

Answer 3

The two examples you gave are things that don't just affect you, but they affect other people too.
Cussing in school is not allowed because there are many parents who do not want their child exposed to this behavior because they may try to copy it.
Seatbelts laws are there because many people don't realize the importance of wearing one. Police and ambulance drivers are tired of trying to give CPR to a mushy body when they arrive at the scene of an accident. They made it a law to try and save others.
I personally do not care if people wear seatbelts or not...but I hate hearing a kid cuss like they think they are "all grown up." The majority of adults do not speak as poorly as teens do.
My personal opinion is that as soon as a person turns 13, their parents may not buy them anything. Each teen would have to make their own money, buy their own clothes and anything else they want. That is what freedom really is....being your own person independant of another.

Answer 4

Cussing in school is NOT freedom of speech. You don't have the 'right' to anything of the sort, not to mention that cussing in school isn't some 'right' that is being taken from you. That was NEVER allowed. Do you think the forefathers wrote that into the bill of rights to give you the right to cuss? Nooooo, it was given so you could voice your opinion without being arrested, or killed by government representatives like they were doing in South Africa. WHOLE different thing!

I do however, think the government is overstepping boundaries by forcing people to do things that they already know they should do. Sure...ban smoking in restaurants and anywhere kids can be, but in bars? Why can't bar owners choose to be smoking or non-smoking (and no, I don't smoke).

I don't think they're overstepping though...by making people put their children in car seats. It's all relative.

Answer 5

Well anybody that hears your foul mouth cuss CARES! And I really agree about the seat belt thing. And yes, sometimes I feel like we are losing our freedom, but then I realize just how much freedom we really have. God Bless America!

Answer 6

Well kids should not be allowed to swear in school and should be held on tight leash- that is how they learn respect for the amazing freedoms that we Americans enjoy. The problem with the younger generation is that most grew up not being taught to respect authority or rules and thus have no respect for anyone or anything.
As far as all the laws that "protect us from ourselves" I agree and people willingly surrender their freedoms in such a manner all the time then scream about a foriegn survellience program that doesnt affect them and is smaller than the programs the country has run since WWII.
Everyday we surrender freedom in the name of protecting people from themselves.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Seat belts is a safety being forced deal with it or have a horrible death... or be ugly if you live. Cussing is in a way breaking the first amendment. You have to be peaceful bout everything if not you are disturbing the peace and will be taken into custody for it. Also cussing is just bad manners

Answer 9

Yes and no, its our so called society, they can make the rules as quick as they change them; ain't that something! I really like the seat belt one, I hate wearing it, that's right if that's what kills us and you knew the risks, then so be it. Funny on how they don't tell you what happens to some people when they wreck and the ,seat belt doesn't open. It happened to a friend I knew and sadly he burned to death.

Answer 10

Not slowly -- just consistently taken away.


In honor of Pastor Martin Niemöller:

First they came for the 6th Amendment, but I hadn't been accused of a crime, so I didn't object to denial of counsel.

Then they came for the 4th Amendment, but I wasn't talking to anyone overseas, so they wouldn't be monitoring me.

Then they came for the rest of the 4th Amendment, but I only called my mother, so there was nothing suspicious in my phone records.

Then they came for the 1st Amendment, but I never associated with criminals, so I didn't worry about being convicted purely based on what other people might do.

Then they came for the 14th Amendment, but I never really understood the rules for Due Process (and wasn't allowed an attorney), so I didn't object.

Then they came for the rest of the 1st Amendment, but I never told anyone about what the government was doing, so again I remained silent.

Then they came for the 5th Amendment, ...... and I no longer had the right to remain silent.