on crime and knitting...

i wonder what would happen if there were no rules. i mean, if there were no cops, or courts, or laws... would people go wild and do whatever the hell they wanted? everything that we, as a society, have shunned? or would they be able to control it?

think with me here, if people were just "allowed" to do anything, i wonder whether they would go around killing each other and stealing from each other all the time, or whether it would just be something else to do. like knitting. knitting is not against the law. everybody could do it with a little bit of effort. but not everybody does. why? granted, knitting is not for everyone. then again, NOTHING is for everyone. so how about this for a thought: wouldn't it just be the same people committing these acts who do now? WITH laws, and courts, and cops? if somebody has some uncontrollable desire, if it's in his nature, to do anything, be it kill somebody, steal something, or knit, there is a major possibility that they're gonna do it. even if the cops say no. if society says no. because people want to express themselves.

now, someone might say, hey, the law keeps people who might consider it from actually doing it. they KNOW it's wrong, and they know that there will be a punishment, so they refrain. however, consider this: if somebody wants to say, kill someone, but he is afraid of his own strength and violent nature, he might possibly justify not doing it with just that. society tells us don't, so he doesn't. not to say that one should always follow his dark urges, because that might get messy. but there is that knowledge looming over him, giving him a reason not to do it. an excuse. now, take that law away. would this person find another reason not to commit this act? would he find another excuse?

what i'm saying here is simply this: there are those who do what they want, regardless of the consequences, and there are those who control these desires.