Lol I really set the powder keg off with this one. First of all, having lived in two different countries on two different continents, I've come to the realisation that I'm a personal-ist. I think as a society that people are becoming more and more separated from each other. As a result, they immediately turn to government and courts and the law to deal with an issue that could be easily settled by simply talking to the person in question or taking responsiblity for one's actions.

One case was with a neighbor of a friend who, instead of asking him what repairs he was doing to the house, called the town to check if he had the correct permits. When my friend asked why, the neighbor finally said it was because the noise was preventing him from watching a TV program. So my friend just didnt use power tools during the hour the show was on. Simple solution that didnt need government. (The letter that Les posted from the ex-wife's lawyer also comes to mind)

And so it is this individual. Rather than just saying "Wind happened, no intent, lets go over and say to the man 'You might want to pin down the kilt because it's windy'," government was brought in.

Its just a sad state of affairs. I used the term NeoCons because they are currently in power and have been pushing alot more into people affairs. Had this happend 10 years ago, I would have said some other power probably.