Comments by "Daily Wire Third Stringer" (@DailyWireThirdStringer) on "Vallejo Police and CHP Oakland use spike strips to stop highway chase" video.

That poor guy wasn't harming anyone. Just cruisin' down the highway when all of a sudden the cops throw down spike strips in front of him. That's not very nice. (This ISN'T sarcastic.)
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@fishpest2039 Yep exactly right. (I'm assuming you're not being sarcastic...)
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@spraypainting1982 Read the comment a little bit closer.
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@lifeyang2 I'm dead serious. If there's no one around for miles then what was the point of pulling him over? It's not like he can harm anyone.
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@majordendrocopos If we acquiesce to laws that are tyrannical, we have lost what it means to be free.
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@majordendrocopos Tyranny.
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@majordendrocopos I do campaign to change them by voicing my opinions on Twitter. There's absolutely no reason that speeding, even in excess of 100+ mph, on the highway should be illegal in light traffic (not moderate or heavy, obviously). This was an instance of VERY light traffic, and the fact that the cops felt it worthwhile to pursue him was abominable. If the only danger is of hurting yourself, you should be allowed to do it, period. That should be your right, regardless of what other people think. You know why? Because it's victimless.
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@majordendrocopos That's why I say it depends on the traffic and the road you're driving on. If you're on a residential street with zero traffic, then of course you should obey a 25 mph speed limit or less because there's a high risk of hitting someone who's not a motorist. But if you're on a protected highway, or out in the middle of nowhere, speed limits are almost unnecessary. In California, where I live, there's something known as the "Basic Speed Law," which means you should drive the appropriate speed for the conditions. So if it's snowing or the roads are icy, you should slow down. If the weather's nice and there's nobody around to be harmed (except yourself), you should feel free to punch it. Ultimately, as time passes I think people will choose to drive at slower speeds because they would spend a lot of extra money on gas driving faster. (Trust me I know, I've been to Nevada a few times on long, straight roads that are literally in the middle of nowhere.) We all accept some level of risk when we get behind the wheel, so removing or at least raising speed limits in certain areas is not a far-fetched idea at all.
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@majordendrocopos Lol did I not just say that a law requiring people to drive 25 mph in a residential zone even when there's no traffic is perfectly justified? 🤣 Of course we need laws, but the key is to avoid over-regulation, which can result in tyranny. Maximizing liberty should be the goal, as long as that liberty doesn't come at the expense of the rights of others. And I don't see how anyone's rights are being violated when a guy is driving 100+ mph on a virtually empty freeway. If anything, the cops are violating his right to liberty by pulling him over for doing what is essentially a victimless activity.
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@majordendrocopos I never said everyone always does the right thing. I'm just saying that we should have as little regulation as possible. Some laws are justified; others (arguably) are not.
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