They can't be bothered

(I wrote and scheduled this before the events of yesterday - it’s unrelated other than being about a high-profile murder.)

 I got reprimanded for demanding that people, like the murder victim on the North Carolina train, be required to pay attention to their surroundings all the time, rather than enjoy the ride by losing themselves in their phones. To be hypnotized into a sort of coma where they don't know what's happening around them.

Or for insisting they be forced to always be armed, when some people "don't want to live like that".

Except, I didn't do this.

What I said was that everyone is responsible for their own safety, whether they like it or not, and that staying alert and being armed are ways to help themselves stay safe. Not only yourself, but others. I didn't say anyone should be required to do anything.

But this is how sick statist monsters interpret everything. Everything is a mandate. They want Daddy State to be responsible for their safety because they can't be bothered. If only we had more government, to lock away evil losers (after they've harmed someone already), everything would be fixed. At best, this is half a solution. At worst, it's more powerful government.

I've encountered this before from this kind of weak, cowardly person, and I know this won't be the last time.

You have the right to not pay attention to your surroundings; to be oblivious. You also have the responsibility to stay alert.

You have the right to be defenseless if that's what you prefer. You also have the right and the responsibility to be armed at all times. Regardless of the rules. Everyone can do this; some don't want to. Their choice.

No one is demanding or requiring them to do anything. They are free to lull themselves to sleep. Or to death.

These people would undoubtedly get angry at me for pointing out that people have to eat food or they'll starve to death. How inconsiderate of me to say that! Some people can't be bothered to eat. Government should spoon-feed them.
Or maybe they can't afford much food, so I must be saying they deserve to die. Right?

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