The government should sometimes infinge on people's freedom for the security of society. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Infringement on people’s freedom is apparently not an appropriate deed. Therefore, it is often said that the government should not infringe on people’s freedom in society at all, while others are against it. This essay will discuss the reasons why people’s freedom can be sometimes limited by the government if it is for the security in terms of providing standard of adequate behavior and making less problems.
Firstly, laws made by government provide standard of adequate behavior in social life. Criminals, who did something out of the law, such as murderers and robbers get punishment by the laws. Therefore, this is actually a way for citizens not to commit crime so that society can be secure and stable. For example, criminal rates in Singapore is low compared to other countries due to relatively higher level of punishment. In addition, South Korea could reduce the crime rate over 10 years by increasing the number of CCTV despite of strong opposite opinions of infringement problems.
Secondly, freedom infringement of people can also decrease problems and conflicts in our society. Law for the road is one of representative examples. Although it limits people’s freedom on the road, it increases the standard of living with higher security by imposing fine on drivers who skirt the traffic signals. This eventually reduces other potential conflicts with other people such as car accident. For example, South Korea introduced a law of limiting cars speed for school zone area where it is nearby primary school so that the car accident rate actually dropped significantly than before.
In conclusion, government can infringe citizens’ freedom for the secure society because it makes people to follow standard of behavior or healthy society and it also reduces problems and conflicts between each other.