12-09-2014, 05:21 AM
While I'm not unsympathetic to the cause of the Hawaiian nationalists, I don't think the laws that the police in the video are trying to uphold are about suppression or domination. They are about making sure that anyone who operates a vehicle on the public roads has received training and will be responsible in case of an accident. Having a license and insurance is part of the social contract; it ensures that victims of accidents will have restitution and those at fault will be held responsible. IMHO if the Hawaiian nationalists are really serious they should set up a parallel system of institutions and laws that provide at least the same guarantees of a civil society. Turning a traffic stop into a political confrontation is not going to achieve their goals.