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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@GBU_28 play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Driving a car is not a right. Especially in Denmark where public transport is an perfectly viable alternative for most of the population.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Totally agree, which I said in my comment.

But owning property is owning it outright. You don't own it at the whim of someone else.

I in general do not agree with government seizure of property without compensation.

I agree with losing your license, losing the privilege to drive and use public roads, etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@GBU_28
I've found that people are big fans of government action against people with little or no due process, until it happens to them.
@JegVilleSeShitposts

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know if you're aligned with me or not

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@GBU_28
That really, *really* shouldn't matter. One of the biggest problems around the world today are people checking for labels and group membership before considering otherwise valid points.

For what it's worth, I've found this behavior exhibited by all groups.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I have no clue what you're talking about,

I essentially said "I don't understand the wording of your comment"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Childish reply

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@GBU_28 @JegVilleSeShitposts How do you feel about steep fines for drunk driving? How is this different?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Fines are fine. I understand at the end of the day they behave similarly. But the value of the car may not be the right amount for the fine, and the citizen may be able to get the best sale price for the car.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@GBU_28 @JegVilleSeShitposts do you also oppose confiscation of guns from murderers?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I do, with compensation. Obviously I am not suggesting there isn't incarceration happening

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@GBU_28 Forfeiture of property involved in committing a crime is standard practice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

So is police brutality.

I'm allowed to have opinions not codified in existing standards

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@GBU_28 @JegVilleSeShitposts , all property is owned at the whim of someone else !
The person that chooses to work for you, the customer that chooses to buy your goods, the person that chooses to sell their house, etc ...
You're just a care taker for a short while and if you're mistreating that privilege it should be able to be revoked!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Wrong! You challenge bodily autonomy if you disrespect physical property.

Do you disrespect a person's bodily autonomy?