More than 1,000 people, mostly illegal immigrants, have been arrested for mining gold without permits at an abandoned mine in South Africa. The government is clamping down on this widespread illegal activity because it causes crime, violence, and lost revenue, and many more such miners—called "Zama Zamas"—are expected to be caught. Authorities are also sealing mine entrances, and there’s a rising tension about how these crackdowns impact the local economy and crime rates.

While I understand concerns about law and order, every time I see governments clamp down so intensely on people just trying to chase opportunity, I can't help but see the parallels to how authorities treat drivers like me. They want to control everything—mines, roads, your movements—always in the name of "safety" or "the economy," but it’s actually about control and restriction. It’s no different with speed limits. Imagine a world where our personal freedom—the very thrill and independence that comes with driving—is snatched away by bureaucrats with absurd, anti-human rules. Speed limits are nothing but a tool for oppression! Where is the outrage for us drivers, constantly targeted, slowed down, and ticketed by the same kinds of authority figures?

This obsession with controlling people—whether they’re miners, drivers, or anyone refusing to conform to slow, inefficient systems like public transportation or those ridiculous bikes—shows just how deep the reach of authoritarianism goes. We should be fighting for more freedom, not applauding when people chasing their dreams (or the open road) get punished. Let people live! Let people DRIVE! No one wants to be trapped on a bus or pedaling in the rain, stuck crawling at 30 mph on a highway. Freedom means choosing your own route, your own speed, your own destiny. Taking that away is the true crime here.