Not everything is an issue of liberty

Andrew comments regarding Dog-lead goths ‘hounded off bus’:

Now whilst I am not for/against the Goth lifestyle – it’s not something that I’d personally get into. However, just because it’s seen as a bit ’strange’ or ‘weird’ to the majority of us does not mean we should prevent it.

Andrew, if you take the bus company at their word they were not stopping it because they deemed it “strange” or “weird”, but because they deemed it unsafe, i.e. they did not claim to be taking a position on the Goth lifestyle. Being libertarian (or indeed anarchist) does not mean “everyone can do anything they want.”

I have a little difficulty in seeing how these two being chained together really affects anyone else’s safety though..!

3 thoughts on “Not everything is an issue of liberty

  1. I understand your point, and probably did not explain myself enough.. your closing comment of:

    “I have a little difficulty in seeing how these two being chained together really affects anyone else’s safety though..!” sums up my thoughts too..

  2. If you believe the BBC, it was a safety issue. If you believe the Daily Mail (*spit*) then they were told “we don’t let freaks and dogs like you on”.

    I imagine the truth is somewhere in the middle.

    These two have got a lot of criticism for living on benefits in a council house and planning to start a family. I don’t think there’s any need to criticise them – they will probably look back and cringe, or at least their kids will…

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