Did you vote today?

But you KNOW somebody out there is going to use their rights to hurt other people. I mean, they are already doing it without said rights!
I prefer to prevent negativities from happening, rather than dishing out punishment after things have been said and done.

For real, being proactive > being reactive. If you have the opportunity to (try to) stop something before it happens vs. dealing with it after it happens, why would you choose the latter? That doesn't even really make sense when put into play in the real world. I know it doesn't seem bad on paper but if you think of how many more people would die because of drunk drivers if there weren't a law against it. Laws are a primary layer of protection for those who would do something they know is wrong but either don't think it through or are so full of themselves that they believe "hey I won't get caught or hurt anybody!" If you get caught doing something that is proven to be dangerous/awful then you should be punished in order to prevent tragedies.