Jim Bernstein wrote:
 
> Most people do not do things to deliberately annoy other people or to
> act contemptuously of law. I suspect that most people who smoke may
> grumble a bit about the ban but will also respect it.   
>  
> A civil society works only because most people respect each other and
> not because of rigorous law enforcement!  

You must live in a different Minneapolis neighborhood than
I do and haven't driven on any freeway in the Metro lately.
Without law enforcement it is unlikely that most people will
pay any attention to laws that don't please them or show
much respect for the rights of others.

Michael Atherton
Prospect Park



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