RLJ (Red Light Jumping). (The definitive bikeradar thread)

So using DJ's example - racism was all fine and dandy in the past since the law had not been changed to make it illegal therefore there was no sense in racism being illegal?

Interesting. You appear to believe in a moral standard that exisits for all time. A very Christian viewpoint but one which is not supported evidentially, even if one looks at Christian history. Morals are subjective. Legislation objective. In cases such as racism, legislation has helped to change popular morality.