All relationships, be it political or personal, involve some degree of obedience and obligation. The main one of these is the relationship between the individual and the state. The individual is bound to obey the laws that are enforced by the state, regardless of whether they want to or not. Reasons that people do obey the state are simple. Penalties for breaking laws are in place, such as fines and imprisonment, and in some US …showed first 75 words of 889 total…

…showed last 75 words of 889 total…overdosing on sausage rolls. The laws in place in modern society are far from giving freedom. Lifestyle laws do not belong in any so-called free society. The only laws that should truly be enforced are obvious ones against real crimes such as murder, rape and major theft. Even petty theft isn't that great a crime; it causes no physical pain to anyone, nor is it dangerous in any way towards any aspect of modern life.