I've decided to run a weekly post answering one big question gotten from any source. This is just in a bid to test myself and share my opinions with the Read.Cash community.
This week's question: Should governments make laws to protect people from hurting themselves?
My answer in one word: Yes!*
*DISCLAIMER: I'm aware that my opinion won't go down well with everyone - because they're mine. No, I'm not apologetic or reconsidering any of my views on this - not now, not ever. Thank you!
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My first thought when I saw this question was one of remembrance. About one or two weeks ago, I saw a news item where some citizens in some state of America strictly refusing that their state implement a law making wearing of face masks mandatory.
Some of they said that they consider it a violation of their human rights to mandate them to wear masks in public places. Let me translate that; they are unhappy that the state even hinted at the suggestion that they should take steps to protect themselves and people around them.
Yes, that's my interpretation of the whole scenario. Why would anyone not want to wear a mask? That shows just how callous and self-centered people can be. Face masks, even though they might not be effective at protecting the user, do a good job of protecting others around from contracting a virus.
Some might come up with the BS about not having the virus, but can a person who bounces around town (without a mask on, not observing social distancing and obviously not being routinely tested) really say anything accurate about their status?
I'll leave you to be the judge of that.
The fact is that if asked to reply with a Yes or a No, Then I'll reply Yes. Because most times, it is indeed in the best interests of the people. Laws that penalize Attempted Suicides are good laws in my view, because if they weren't then everyone would go jump off a plane just because their phones went off due to Battery Low, right?
But in the end, I'm a realist, and even if I'd like to agree that what the Government wants is good for everybody, it's really a difference of interpretations and mentalities.
The interpretation of this means so many different things to people, so in the end, what I may see as good, others may see it as a Dictatorship, an act of Totalitarianism or some 'Big Brother' style control of their lives.
See you next week!
As much as it looks morally right to want to stop people from inflicting self harm, it is not a matter the government should be concerned with. Individuals should be the one taking initiatives with this and those under the profession though because if you nake it a law, the likeliness of people doing it more out of aggravation will just worsen the situation. The most yiu can probably do is get then the mental help they need