May the force be with you...or them..
Submitted by Rex Bell on Sun, 07/12/2009 - 11:59am.
George Washington hit the nail on the head when he said, "Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." Every once in a while we are reminded just how true that is.
A few years ago, a young man in Cincinnati who made a habit out of driving without a license or seatbelt, also made the mistake of not showing up for court when he should have. Right or wrong, his actions were eventually met with the final option, deadly force.
Anytime we pass a law giving the government control over some portion of our lives, we also give them the power to enforce that law. By force, if necessary. If Timothy Thomas had simply paid his traffic ticket, no force would have been necessary. But when he didn't pay the ticket, a warrant for his arrest was issued. When he decided he didn't want to be arrested, he was shot.
That's probably part of the reason most people just go ahead and pay seatbelt tickets, even if they disagree with seatbelt laws.
It's also a good reason to limit the amount of power the government has over us, so they don't have so many reasons to shoot.
I saw this story today about a man who let his yard grow to tall. Apparently Christopher Rhymes had an aversion to mowing his yard. After it got about a foot and a half tall, the Indianapolis Office of Code Enforcement sent someone in to mow it for him. Reportedly, Mr. Rhymes took offense, pointed a shotgun at the government's appointed lawnkeeper, and the Special Weapons And Tactics team was called in to quell the uprising. Luckily, no one was killed before Mr. Rhymes decided to give up.
It doesn't sound like Mr. Rhymes thought things out to well. Maybe he didn't want to. Maybe he couldn't. Or maybe he was just having a bad day.
Whatever the reason, I'm glad he gave up. If he hadn't, eventually the government would have killed him.
Then they would have went ahead and mowed his yard.
A few years ago, a young man in Cincinnati who made a habit out of driving without a license or seatbelt, also made the mistake of not showing up for court when he should have. Right or wrong, his actions were eventually met with the final option, deadly force.
Anytime we pass a law giving the government control over some portion of our lives, we also give them the power to enforce that law. By force, if necessary. If Timothy Thomas had simply paid his traffic ticket, no force would have been necessary. But when he didn't pay the ticket, a warrant for his arrest was issued. When he decided he didn't want to be arrested, he was shot.
That's probably part of the reason most people just go ahead and pay seatbelt tickets, even if they disagree with seatbelt laws.
It's also a good reason to limit the amount of power the government has over us, so they don't have so many reasons to shoot.
I saw this story today about a man who let his yard grow to tall. Apparently Christopher Rhymes had an aversion to mowing his yard. After it got about a foot and a half tall, the Indianapolis Office of Code Enforcement sent someone in to mow it for him. Reportedly, Mr. Rhymes took offense, pointed a shotgun at the government's appointed lawnkeeper, and the Special Weapons And Tactics team was called in to quell the uprising. Luckily, no one was killed before Mr. Rhymes decided to give up.
It doesn't sound like Mr. Rhymes thought things out to well. Maybe he didn't want to. Maybe he couldn't. Or maybe he was just having a bad day.
Whatever the reason, I'm glad he gave up. If he hadn't, eventually the government would have killed him.
Then they would have went ahead and mowed his yard.
If government is the answer, it must have been a really stupid question.
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Yup do as your told or they'll kick open your front door in the middle of the night.
The most free country in the world has more people locked up then any country in the world.
the hardest part of doing nothing, is knowing when your done.
I think the rest of the world just goes ahead and kills them!
Smells like bubble gum to me it does!
Don't kick the dog! You will get bit.
Probably more cost effective. But your probably right.
the hardest part of doing nothing, is knowing when your done.
WHY GIVE SOMEONE LIFE LET THEM PICK THE WAY THEY WANT TO DIE.THAT WOULD BE MORE COST EFFECTIVE I THINK! DON'T GO OFF ON ME FOR WHAT I JUST SAID IT JUST THAT IN JAIL SOME LIVE BETTER IN THERE THEN SOME LIVE OUT HERE AND THAT IS SAD!