We Cannot Live in a World Without Laws

[The basic rules for title capitalizing are: Capitalize words other than articles, prepositions, or coordinating conjunctions, but always capitalize the first and last words.. Also, a period is always omitted after a title, but not other punctuation marks.]

First of all, laws set up a code of dos and don’ts for everyone to obey in order to best guarantee each individual’s rights.* It seems that to obey rules, people have to give up some of their benefits for the good of the collective and a number of them begin to complain about it, claiming that the existence of laws is to deprive them of freedom. However, they don’t perceive the fact that in this way social norms are regulated and thus their rights are guaranteed in the long run. Take the traffic rules as an example, one should conform to the traffic instructions to keep the order, no matter if/whether they are* a driver or a passenger. If each one is reluctant to obey the instructions for his own convenience, tragedies are likely to happen from time to time.

Secondly, although democracy has significantly developed in the course of history and the concept of freedom is deeply embedded in people’s minds, it doesn’t mean that they can do whatever they want. The real freedom only exist within the framework of regulations and laws, if not, freedom will turn into chaos which is detrimental to our society. Assuming a world where individuals were not restricted by laws, they could commit crimes without any punishment and this would be a disaster for human beings.

To sum up, I agree with the view that society would not operate well if people were allowed to do anything they want without rules and laws.

* Or: "to best guarantee individual rights".

** The word "he" is considered sexist here. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they.