Busting the Regs

I’ll weigh in on Larry Anglisano’s commentary on pilots ignoring FAA regulations (May 2016 Aviation Consumer). The social contract results in the people obeying the laws, when the laws respect the people. Prohibition is the perfect example for when this agreement failed.

Zealots imposed their ascetic dogma on the population, who did not want their lifestyles constricted. Utter disregard for this law ensued, which resulted in a generalized breakdown of respect for all laws, with consequential corruption and crime.