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 REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
