I don't buy the argument that Americans will turn into snitches for every possible minor infraction of the law if they are encouraged to report drunk drivers. It's a facile argument, and I consider myself a lot more libertarian than the average person.
Reporting reckless, out-of-control and/or murderous drivers is a no-brainer, they may or may not be drunk. If you saw someone going the wrong way on the freeway, would you have a problem w/ people calling 911? Where exactly do you draw your line? (This happens all the time, BTW).
Sorry, this is a libertarian argument for idiots. The mark of any thinking person is their ability to choose their battles, this is a dumb one and a loser, IMO. Last weekend, a guy was spotted driving at high speed down Highland by the Hollywood Bowl on the wrong side of the road, don't know how many people called 911 but cops tried to pull him over and he ran. Less than 5 minutes later he ran a red light on crowded Hollywood Blvd. and killed 2 pedestrians, then tried to escape on foot. Bystanders held him for police for a minute until they caught-up, (I suppose you object to this, too),
, he was so drunk that he had to be hospitalized before being booked into jail for murder times 2.
I think that any decent person on earth will report serious crimes to the cops when they endanger innocent people, encouraging 911 calls for obviously impaired and/or dangerous drivers is a good campaign, in my and the vast majority of Americans' opinions.
Has the licensing of dogs or cars led to a reduction in freedom? Some things are common sense, which unfortunately is not very common anymore.
