I probably shouldn't even get into this argument, but.....
the reason we have the laws is because not everyone (present company excluded,
of course) can be trusted to do what is right for the whole of society. We
have all heard about the assholes who dump medical wastes in the ocean because
it is too expensive to get rid of it properly... the fools who dump used oil
down stormdrains instead of taking it to a recycling center, because it is more
convenient...the wonderful people who find a way to cheat on smog tests, just
so they won't have to fix their cars... etc., ad nauseum....
We only have one planet, and until we can reach that point where everyone
cooperates to protect it... we have laws. The alternative is anarchy.
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