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The disrespect for the law, comes from laws the deserve no respect. The more laws there are enforced that deserve no respect, the more the general disrespect for the law.
You want people to be respectful of laws, start helping to insure that only respectful laws are created and enforced, without favoritism.
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Ditto me a copy of that, Osborn. Excellent point.
It's almost like inflation for laws. As the supply increases, the value of each is diminished, because they have little inherent value attached.
I've assumed we had a time when people were more law abiding, but not only was it easier because there were fewer laws, the laws that existed addressed more primary concerns people had and so people had a greater respect for these in general, even if they didn't understand the exact intent of every one of them, they still assumed a general wisdom lay behind their creation, so took the good with the bad.
(Sidenote: I wonder if private schools are typically better in this regard also - assuring parents have an easier time dropping off and picking up their children?)