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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: 3 killed at Maryland mall [View all]mindwalker_i
(4,407 posts)The people with power break the laws all the time. Torture is the first example to come to mind, followed by lying to Congress to start the Iraq war. Then there's the financial industry which lied to lots of people, mostly during the housing boom. I work in the tech industry in SI valley, and I used to work for one of the companies that conspired to keep wages low, and although I applaud the people who are bringing this to light, I wonder whether they'll have trouble getting jobs later, and I wonder whether the punishment for this conspiracy will just be a slap on the wrist, if even that.
Then there's the spying by the NSA. Even here I see people use the justification that it's useful. Gah!
Given all this, why should people care about the laws? Oh gee whiz, they're not supposed to speed? They're not supposed to bring a gun here? The real danger I see from letting the high-and-mighty ignore laws is that it sets a standard for everyone else. I'm not saying "little" people ignore the laws as a way to protest the government or rich, just that respect for the law is diminished. In fact, given that rich people often get rich(er) by breaking the law, it's immoral to FOLLOW the law.
After insurance canceled people's policies when they got sick, causing a lot of people to die after they had given lots of money to insurance, what's the big deal about 3 people killed in a mall?