Just another horrible story
One of the most used cover for immoral abuse of one’s rights is the use of the term the "The General Good". Any serious debate about this, and I definitely inviting a debate here, will demonstrate that when one invokes the "Public Interest" it is a only a cover for injustice.
But this is not only a theoretical debate, about the the individual and society, or about the roll of government.It is not about those rich people we all love to hate, It is not a the greedy CEO; it is about the Halpers :
On Monday, July 10, 2006 at 3 pm armed agents of the government of Piscataway, New Jersey will arrive on the property of Clara & Larry Halper. The police will remove the Halpers and their four children from their home and farm. This land has been in the Halper family for over 80 years. The city is using eminent domain to take it in order to provide "open spaces". Don’t be surprised if a few years later we see shopping malls or condos built on the Halper’s property. There is nothing to prevent the Piscataway government from changing their use of the land after they grab it.
When someone invoke one’s rights for the "Greater Good", think about the Halpers; The roll of government is to protect human rights - It didn’t protect the halpers, will it protect yours?
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