This debate is as old as checkstops. Same old arguments defending them and opposing them. In modern liberal democracies, personal freedoms are steadily retreating and general public just eats governments' explanations and assurances of why it's good for "the People", as a group, rather than individuals.
In a true democracy, people must be trusted to do the right thing even understanding that they don't do the right thing sometimes. This is the foundation of a true democracy. There are literally thousands of examples of how various violations of personal freedoms could lead to prevention of crime, death, medical distress, property damage, economic hardship etc. Yet, each and every inch given up in the name of those benefits deteriorates a democratic society further towards state-control.
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"An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize means to think." Georg Hegel
“To generalize is to be an idiot.” William Blake
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