http://unspun.us/uncategorized/let-safety-ring/ Just what the spin doctor ordered™ Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:52:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://unspun.us/uncategorized/let-safety-ring/comment-page-1/#comment-8684 Mike Hamilton Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:33:12 +0000 http://unspun.us/?p=1369#comment-8684 I think part of the problem here is that while safety is important in order to be able to pursue happiness, both safety and happiness are relative terms. Safe relative to what? Safety in terms of plausible clear and present danger is obviously important. But what happens when the threat presented is not clear or present but simply vaguely plausible? Why are we so quickly willing to trade freedom when presented with threats not backed by evidence of clear and present danger? It is a slippery slope when we are willing to accept the notion that our freedom is contingent on safety. Those who fought to free themselves had no such guarantee and those who defend it put themselves directly in harms way to do so. Safety is a by-product of being ever watchful without compromising our liberty in exchange for the feeling of being safe. We must be ready to defend our freedoms in the face of adversity and we must never sacrifice them under the guise of self defense. I think part of the problem here is that while safety is important in order to be able to pursue happiness, both safety and happiness are relative terms. Safe relative to what? Safety in terms of plausible clear and present danger is obviously important. But what happens when the threat presented is not clear or present but simply vaguely plausible? Why are we so quickly willing to trade freedom when presented with threats not backed by evidence of clear and present danger? It is a slippery slope when we are willing to accept the notion that our freedom is contingent on safety. Those who fought to free themselves had no such guarantee and those who defend it put themselves directly in harms way to do so. Safety is a by-product of being ever watchful without compromising our liberty in exchange for the feeling of being safe. We must be ready to defend our freedoms in the face of adversity and we must never sacrifice them under the guise of self defense.

]]> http://unspun.us/uncategorized/let-safety-ring/comment-page-1/#comment-5995 Defending People » Freedom vs. Safety Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:57:23 +0000 http://unspun.us/?p=1369#comment-5995 [...] a dissenting opinion. Commenter “Y” left a comment in response, I replied to her, Fresno criminal defense lawyer Rick Horowitz (Unspun) posted on the subject, and Y surreplied. Y’s point (read the comments I linked to [...] [...] a dissenting opinion. Commenter “Y” left a comment in response, I replied to her, Fresno criminal defense lawyer Rick Horowitz (Unspun) posted on the subject, and Y surreplied. Y’s point (read the comments I linked to [...]

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