@ChairmanMeow@Archangel1313 There are already lots of things that keep people from getting driver’s licenses, from disabilities they have no control over like visual impairment or epilepsy to relatively minor and not directly safety-related civil matters like failure to pay child support or overdue court fees. A reasonable society would do a lot more to protect innocent lives from having people drive when they’ve demonstrated they can’t do so safely regardless of the reason.
There is the basic human right that says once a person has served their time for a crime, they should be allowed to reintegrate back into society again. That means restoring their ability to access basic services that everyone else relies on…including a driver’s license. Or do you think they should be penalized permanently?
Well that’s A) not a basic human right (though I generally agree with it) but mostly B) a drivers license is not available to everyone. There are plenty of crimes that can see you get your license revoked entirely, potentially permanently.
If you’ve exhibited clear mental volatility, a tendency for mass violence or straight-up potential for terrorist activities, why should society trust you with a car? Perhaps experts should first determine the risk of you driving before allowing you to obtain a license.
Being allowed to drive is a privilege, not a right. It’s fine to extend that privilege to those who are deemed fit to have it, so then it should also be fine to deny it to those who are deemed a danger.
There’s no “human right to drive”. It’s why you need to get a license in the first place.
@ChairmanMeow @Archangel1313 There are already lots of things that keep people from getting driver’s licenses, from disabilities they have no control over like visual impairment or epilepsy to relatively minor and not directly safety-related civil matters like failure to pay child support or overdue court fees. A reasonable society would do a lot more to protect innocent lives from having people drive when they’ve demonstrated they can’t do so safely regardless of the reason.
There is the basic human right that says once a person has served their time for a crime, they should be allowed to reintegrate back into society again. That means restoring their ability to access basic services that everyone else relies on…including a driver’s license. Or do you think they should be penalized permanently?
Well that’s A) not a basic human right (though I generally agree with it) but mostly B) a drivers license is not available to everyone. There are plenty of crimes that can see you get your license revoked entirely, potentially permanently.
If you’ve exhibited clear mental volatility, a tendency for mass violence or straight-up potential for terrorist activities, why should society trust you with a car? Perhaps experts should first determine the risk of you driving before allowing you to obtain a license.
Being allowed to drive is a privilege, not a right. It’s fine to extend that privilege to those who are deemed fit to have it, so then it should also be fine to deny it to those who are deemed a danger.