This is all so interesting to me. A question for all that think that since 9-11 you have given up sooo many "Rights". Exactly what are those rights that have been given up? How has your life changed so much that you feel you have lost rights? What don't/can't you do now, that you did before?
Why? They give tax breaks to people who buy green cars. Ya, but they will keep and use that green car. What if, in this situation you give us, the person that is trying to quite, goes to the doctor so it can be "clinically" tracked.... but then tosses out the pills they are given when they leave? Or, they are given a shot of something but have no intention of actually quiting, just taking the $$ at tax time and still smoking? Great thought, too many holes.
Understood, but I think it's just in some cases you/we/goverment has to be reactionary.. and so the small things that seem silly because it's something that was not thought of in the first place. People that want to do harm, will usually be one step ahead of anything used to conteract it so what ever is done, is always after the fact. Usually :)
@xaos This is interesting to me. I feel these small measures that they put into place are about as... hmm, how do I put this..... about as undamaging to our core freedoms as sobriety checkpoints are. I feel that the right to privacy in your own home is one thing, but once out in public where you can cause harm is a whole new ballgame.
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