Quote Originally Posted by Stigmata View Post
Freedom: seems to me if you're not free to make a mistake or do something stupid, then you're not really free, are you? But human behaviour can be, and often is, abhorrent...and laws seems to be needed to curb behaviour and effectively limit choices.
Take my recent experience with jury duty:
This guy was free to rob a store and threaten the clerk's life. Nobody made him do it -- he made the choice to do it. He wasn't even smart enough to bring a weapon with him, but used a pair of scissors laying on the counter. He was entitled to legal representation, for free, since he can't afford a lawyer.

As a jury, we felt obligated to lock this 3-time felon (two of which were violent crimes) up for 50 years. He's eligible for parole at age 66 if he behaves.

This loser had the freedom to make the poor choices in life he's made. You can do something stupid, just know there will be an outcome. Choices and actions have consequences.