HW

Why should we have rights?

-Orderliness and safety. No rules = mess. How could people be safe living in a mess? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/opinion/letters/first-amendment-rights.html

-Other people’s freedom limitation. How would people know what they are not allowed to do?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/books/review/newcomer-keigo-higashino.html

-Knowing the benefits we have. Rights may play on our side.  Knowledge is our power.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/nyregion/right-to-know-act-nypd.html

-Self-defense. Knowing how not to lose your property and to get rid of frauds.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/world/asia/north-korea-women-metoo.html

Opinion essay

Some people believe we shouldn’t have any rights when others support the opposite point of view. Personally, I fully agree that we undoubtedly need rights in our lives as any system needs to be under control.

First and foremost, rights are mandatory in order to maintain peace. If we hadn’t had any rights we would have lived in an absolute chaos. What that means is that people not aware of rights and especially of their limitations would definitely limit other people’s freedom, so it will inevitably cause crime rate increase. Moreover, rights are crucial when it comes to resolving conflicts in a humane way. By saying this I mean that if we didn’t have rights, the only way to reach the compromise between individuals most likely would be fighting each other, which is nowadays fortunately substituted by court of justice processes.

In contrast, those who disagree with rights’ necessity claim that rights only bother them and make their life boring. These people believe that if there weren’t any rights at all it would make an opportunity for them to create their own rights and live in the way they want, regardless on other people’s needs and desires. Furthermore, there is such an opinion that the more rights folks have the more dissatisfied and eventually the more motivated to break the law they become. In other words, the more rights lead to more restrictions, stimulating people to turn against the law, which is undesirable both for the offender and the government.

Although, I fully disagree with an opposing opinion since a society where people don’t have rights is completely unstable and only exists for a short period of time.

Overall, what I consider to be the most essential reason why people need to have rights in their lives is that rights secure our safety and freedom.