But from a perspective of what government should do vs. what it shouldn't do, should the government be involved in preventing future crime al la Minority Report?
I can see both sides of the argument. I'm not one of those Libertarians that sides with whatever the Libertarian movement is doing; in fact, I often describe myself as a Conservative. (Though I'm starting to hear the debate more often that Libertarianism is what Conservatism used to be, so go figure.)
It's one thing to take preventative measures (i.e. metal detectors–but don't for a moment think that I'm in favor of the TSA's asinine polices). It's something else entirely to punish someone for a future crime.
If texting-while-driving was such an issue, the government would mandate that vehicles have jammers installed so that your phone can't get signal while the vehicle is turned on.
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Date: 2010-05-21 09:30 pm (UTC)I can see both sides of the argument. I'm not one of those Libertarians that sides with whatever the Libertarian movement is doing; in fact, I often describe myself as a Conservative. (Though I'm starting to hear the debate more often that Libertarianism is what Conservatism used to be, so go figure.)
It's one thing to take preventative measures (i.e. metal detectors–but don't for a moment think that I'm in favor of the TSA's asinine polices). It's something else entirely to punish someone for a future crime.
If texting-while-driving was such an issue, the government would mandate that vehicles have jammers installed so that your phone can't get signal while the vehicle is turned on.