{"id":1171,"date":"2026-01-30T06:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/?p=1171"},"modified":"2026-01-29T12:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:18:16","slug":"the-lies-of-unconstraint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/the-lies-of-unconstraint\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lies of Unconstraint"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4><em>When Feelings Replace Law, Tragedy Follows<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Renee_Good_Direct_OS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1172\" width=\"438\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Renee_Good_Direct_OS.png 420w, https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Renee_Good_Direct_OS-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><figcaption><em>Renee Good<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/why-therapy-is-so-hard-for-men\/\">Why Therapy is So Hard For Men<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/according-to-research-you-and-i-are-probably-wrong\/\">According to Research, You and I Are Probably Wrong<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/the-diary-of-existing-beliefs\/\">The Diary of Existing Beliefs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/the-dirty-s-word\/\">The Dirty \u201cS\u201d Word<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/dont-throw-the-message-out-with-the-mess-ups\/\">Don\u2019t Throw the Message Out With the Mess-Ups<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Before we get into this, anyone who knows me knows that I do not take loss of life casually. I do not like it, nor do I celebrate it. This is a tragic situation any way you look at it. I truly have sympathy for someone going through what Good\u2019s wife is going through, as well as the witnesses to such a traumatic event. Prayers are up.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having said that, this case is difficult, but somewhat predictable. It involves what Thomas Sowell calls the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/1Z4cwSU\">Conflict of Visions<\/a>. In this book, Sowell refers to two primary ways of looking at the world. Unconstrained and constrained visions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Unconstrained Vision:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the unconstrained vision, people are viewed as capable of perfection. Institutions make people evil. People should collectively gather to make each other perfect. When perfection isn\u2019t achieved, it\u2019s because there is a systemic evil preventing this perfection from being achieved rather than fixed human limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Constrained Vision:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The constrained vision says that people are imperfect. Perfection will never be achieved. Individuals must work to be the best version of themselves, thus leading to a better society. We must acknowledge and accept that we will never be perfect and must embrace liberty inside of boundaries. Because people are self-interested and imperfect, no system can eliminate trade-offs or achieve ideal outcomes. Social stability depends on traditions, rules, incentives, and limits that restrain human behavior rather than transform it. Progress comes through managing imperfection, not overcoming it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This case puts these visions on display. There are three topics I\u2019d like to cover here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Assumption of superiority<\/li><li>The inability to draw a line<\/li><li>The humanity of both the officer and driver of the car.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3>Assumption of Superiority<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another great book by Thomas Sowell was,&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/bFj5Vpx\">The<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/bFj5Vpx\">&nbsp;<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/bFj5Vpx\">Vision of the Anointed<\/a><\/em>. The book characterizes the \u201c<em>Anointed<\/em>\u201d as a class of elite intellectuals who, having generously conferred upon themselves superior moral insight, conclude that they are better qualified to make decisions for individuals than those individuals are to make for themselves. These superior beings have decided that if they say it, then it must be true. And if you disagree, then you must be braindead, heartless, or outright evil. As a result, if they claim a moral high ground on any given issue, you must get out of the way because they know what you don\u2019t. Why? Because they said so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/inbox\/post\/183882048\">Wokal\u2019s piece<\/a>&nbsp;on leftist prerogative covers this and is spot on. These elites yell \u201cI\u2019m a doctor\u201d and we are all to relinquish all rules, laws, and civil engagement. We just allow the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/eXTYAOf\">tyranny of the fringe<\/a>&nbsp;to step in as the arbiter of all things right. There\u2019s no discourse required, no facts, no data, just \u201cI\u2019m in charge, move!\u201d The end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Where is the Line?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another problem is drawing the line. The problem is when you ask to draw a line, you won\u2019t get one on the far left. It\u2019s a result of the unconstrained vision. There are no boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, it was \u201cLet people love who they want. Love is love.\u201d This, in some countries, has become, \u201cMinor attracted persons have desires and children are capable of the full range of love we have to offer. Love is love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where is the line? Where do we say enough? At what point is it too far?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I ask those on the right, they are rather quick to draw that line. Sometimes too quick. But on the left, I rarely get a straight answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So is violating the law willingly too far? Some claim Martin Luther King Jr. violated the law. He did so peacefully. Never by striking a law enforcement official with a vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>But Jesus violated the law<\/em>?\u201d Only Jewish law, that he fulfilled. Not the law of the land, which was Roman law. So no, he didn\u2019t violate the law (In fact, part of the point of the crucifixion being so critical was that it was an illegal execution).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m still looking for the line. The line that says, though it\u2019s sad that someone lost their life in an altercation, the primary culpability has to reside with the person initiating a violent altercation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The line has to be that using a vehicle to both stop and strike someone has to be\u2026 TOO FAR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>The Humanity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another aspect of this is the life that was lost. There\u2019s so much sadness surrounding this. She was told it is perfectly ok, good, acceptable, and even noble, to protest a group of children that don\u2019t exist. She was told that telling anyone to leave our country for any reason is bad. Again, it\u2019s the feeling one has about a single life superseding the betterment of society as a whole, that has agreed to a set of laws that we are all to live by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s talk about humanity. Let\u2019s talk about the 33 stitches the same ICE agent received after being dragged by a car recently. This event causes PTSD. Maybe, he was quick to act based on that. You could make the argument that given the possible PTSD he should not have been working in this stressful environment. That\u2019s fair. But if you drive your car towards me and I have my pistol, I will shoot to save my life also.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Then there are the facts laid out by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/inbox\/post\/183863306\">Daniel Carr<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Blocking the road is illegal. In this case, it is also interfering with a federal operation.<\/li><li>The officer on the passenger side walks to the driver\u2019s side to detain the driver for such unlawful actions.<\/li><li>The driver accelerates and strikes an officer with the front left of her car.<\/li><li>The officer, believing his life was at risk, shoots three shots. Much less than typical in a scenario like this (If you want to know why when they fire, they shoot multiple shots, go spend a day with them). These shots are protected and expected both by Minnesota law and federal law.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>Preceding Lies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is sad that there is a life gone. What\u2019s truly sad is that someone has lied to her and told her:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>It\u2019s justified to stop federal agents from removing illegal Somali non-citizens who are draining financial resources from the government in a fraud scam.<\/li><li>She was told that feeling a certain way justifies solving it using violent means without consequences.<\/li><li>She was told that public policy must match how she felt at any given time and we all need to just \u201cget out of the doctor\u2019s way.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Masculinity didn\u2019t cause this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patriarchy didn\u2019t cause this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Misogyny didn\u2019t cause this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lies caused this. Refusal to follow the laws that have been drawn and agreed upon by society caused this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, this situation falls into the predictable \u201cfeelings vs. public policy.\u201d Just because it feels right, doesn\u2019t mean it is right. And as I\u2019ve said before, feelings and public policy can both be good and still not match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I fully support one\u2019s right to protest legally, which means peacefully, according to the First Amendment. MLK did that. Jesus did that. Renee did not. To me, the saddest part of the story (after the death of a human) is that Renee was fed enough lies that she was willing to put her life on the line for children that didn\u2019t exist, leaving her own child motherless in the wake. I will tell the truth, even and especially when it hurts. The alternative is much worse. And the truth is, this could have been avoided by not believing and following every emotional plea one hears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Classy GP!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grainger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Feelings Replace Law, Tragedy Follows Before we get into this, anyone who knows me knows that I do not take loss of life casually. I do not like it, nor do I celebrate it. This is a tragic situation any way you look at it. 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