Quote from: jameslink2 on September 29, 2012, 02:37 amQuote from: johnmtl on September 28, 2012, 09:37 pmLegalize drunk driving?!?!?Ohh boy.. looks like its gonna be interesting!I can already see the debates! cant wait..Let me start by saying I have not read the link yet.Neither have I, but it looks interesting. My reading list is getting pretty long, though.Quote from: jameslink2 on September 29, 2012, 02:37 amIll take this one. Why should drunk driving be illegal? If crime is defined as an act that brings harm to or damages another then the act of drunk driving does not meet the requirement. Many libertarians believe that if no harm or damage is done then it is not the purview of law. To preemptively ban an action because it may cause harm or cause damage is to restrict the freedom of the people in the hopes of providing safety. When this is done, we all loose freedom and none gain safety.The corollary is this (while retaining libertarian principles): drunk driver gets in car, drunk driver drives erratically and at me/my family/my friends/pedestrians, I shoot drunk driver in the head in self-defence and/or the defence of others with a large calibre hand-cannon.So no, it shouldn't be illegal, but drivers need to be aware that cars can be used as weapons just as easily (in some cases more easily) than guns.