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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
Really? Refraining from jaywalking makes me lonely?...
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Methinks you missed Mr. Jordon's point. I understood him to say (and agree with) that your concept of society being law abiding just doesn't exist and only way you could observe such a thing is if your society just didn't exist which would make you very lonely since it would exist in your mind only. Loke Mr. Jordon, I see rules and laws broken daily because people find it more convenient for them to so so. It's more convenient to throw that piece of litter on the ground than to find a proper place for it. It's more convenient to jaywalk than it is to walk to a crosswalk and wait for the light. It's more convenient to park illegally (such as by a red curb) while running a quick errand than to take the time to find a proper parking place and walk the extra distance. When people who can't be bothered to obey simple rules and laws because "it's too inconvenient" and find it's easy to get away with it (mostly because other people either are too afraid or can't be bothered to call them on it), they often move up to more serious offenses. At best, they quit caring about other people altogether and think only of themselves. Even worse, their children learn this inconsiderate behavior from their parents, take it to the next level, pass that along to their children, so on and so forth.
The sad fact is society as we have it today is the sick image of rats and flies that you said it couldn't be.