What's something people claim they have a right to but they actually don't?

Not EXACTLY what you're asking, but people claim to "have a right on their own opinion" as an attempt to shut down criticism.

Yeah, you have a right to an opinion, but I also have a right to shit all over it.

A lady once told me she had the right to drive 100% of the time in the passing lane because she paid taxes.

Actually, the right to film people in private buildings that are open to the public really depends on your location. If it’s legal depends on if there’s a reasonable expectation of privacy, and if your state has one-party or two-party consent laws. But that doesn’t mean the private business can’t lock you out for filming when they don’t want you to.

All too often people do not understand that their right to free speech is not absolute: free speech rights are often limited in certain contexts, such as in private workplaces, schools, or other private settings where owners or authorities can set rules and restrictions.

Moreover, they forget that when free speech has consequences, e.g., other private citizen start to boycott their business, shun them in public, etc., those reactions are also an expression of free speech.

Free speech simply means that the government will not persecute you if you talk shit about the government.

The right to drive. Nope, privilege.

The right to go into punch-mode if people say mean words to you. Nay, being called a jerk or having someone insult your mom ≠ throwing your hands at them. That's assault!

The right to be on "public" property, like malls. Some think a mall is public because it's open to the public. Newp! It's an implied invitation which can be revoked at any time by the owner of the property, or more commonly the agent of the owner ie a security guard.

People often confuse rights with privileges.

Everyone seems to not understand what HIPAA rights are

The most common misconception that I find is that people confuse positive and negative rights far too often, that is to say the rights that the government must not interfere with rather than the rights that they must actively put in place measures to bring about.

The right to vote is a positive right, it imposes on the government a mandate to make voting straightforward for the citizenry. The right to life is a negative right: the government is restrained from killing by it (in theory) but they are not obliged to go to the ends of the earth to prevent you from dying.

Ol boy tried to argue that he wouldn't get shot at just for passing through someone property, and had the right to "safe passage" since he wasn't doing anything malicious.

We're in Texas

Bringing your pet into a store that doesn't allow pets. Businesses can set their own rules about what customers can bring in.

Personal information. I have a disability that used to be less visible than it is now. The amount of people who get pissed when I tell them my medical history is none of their business surprised me. I was used to people being concerned- now people are just rude in a completely different way. They feel that because they are concerned I owe them an explanation or sob story or whatever. I’ve been pretty clear that I’m comfortable discussing details sometimes, but that time is rarely when I’m trying on wedding party outfits for my mom’s wedding or walking around at the grocery store. Like, I don’t mind people checking if I’m okay if I pass out or have an asthma attack. But for the love of god, don’t ask me “what’s wrong with (me)” and then get angry when I don’t want to tell you.

A lot of toxic parents out there claim they have a right to raise their children as they see fit.

Anytime someone says I have a right to xyz, but xyz is something that has to be provided by another person. Rights are inherent to an individual, if something has to be provided for by another person that is not a right.

You have a right to party.

I mean, you actually do but you have to fight for it.

Also a license to ill cannot be denied without due process.

This is well established in the Beastie Boys v. New York cases of 1989.

I think many people think they hold the right to the characters and items in online games. Nope, the game developer holds the right to simply delete your account, characters, items, in-game currencies whenever they like for whatever reason they like.

Privacy in public.

Sadly, health care.

Everything. You don't have a right to anything.

We don't have positive rights. We have negative rights.

You have your rights because you are alive and breathing. The constitution does not give you those rights. They are self evident.

The constitution prevents the government from infringing upon those rights. We do not receive any rights from the government or the constitution. They merely exist to defend those rights we do have with or without the existence of the constitution or government.

The right to not be offended doesn't exist.

I tried to see what google would suggest after "I have a right to...". From those results, "right to feel safe" seems like the most dubious one.

There is also "right to know" and "right to destroy myself", for which it's more or less questionable depending on context.

Edit: And of course, reddit immediately sends me the suicide prevention message :D In the age of chatGPT, one might expect they could do a bit better.

The right to drive.

No...it's a privilege.

"A right to free speech!" When talking about having a comment deleted on a place like facebook or Reddit;
No.. you have the right to the government not censoring you... you are not entitled to a platform to spew your bullshit.

Basically most of the Bill of Rights from the U.S. Constitution are only available to citizens with disposable income and time.

ALL of the rights below can easily be disregarded by the government and the only way to undo those decisions is with an expensive court case.

TLDR- if you don’t have a good bit of “extra” money, you don’t have any of these rights.

1st - Free Speech - this is only protection from the government. ANYONE else can literally make you stfu if they have more power than you, and it’s completely legal. Your boss? STFU and get to work or get fired. Walmart? STFU or get out of the store. Your landlord? STFU or get out of the apartment.

2nd - Right to Bear arms “shall not be infringed” - if you buy a gun anywhere in the U.S. you will be required to pass a test or your right is “infringed “. With very few exceptions, you will always have a background check and submit form 4473. The background check alone can keep you from owning a gun - the government will decide if you have this right based on their opinion of you. Got a clean background? Form 4473 lists additional reasons (questions) why you cannot own a gun.

3rd - forced to take in soldiers into your home - this doesn’t happen anymore, so you are mostly safe; BUT if the need did arise, the state would probably just take your land via imminent domain and turn it into a barracks. It’s not a breach of the 3rd amendment if it is no longer your home.

4th - rights against search and seizure - the police have a litany of court-approved reasons to search you and civil asset forfeiture allows cops to seize a SUSPECTS property (note the wording “suspect”, you do not have to be guilty of anything)

5th - right to remain silent - hey! We found the one right that DOES exist! Sadly people have the right to STFU; but generally don’t have the ability.

6th and 7th - a speedy trial, by a jury (the 6th covers criminal cases and the 7th covers civil cases); BUT… you are only guaranteed a jury for a FELONY or federal charge. Many misdemeanor crimes in state laws do not allow for a jury and are instead decided solely by the judge. Those misdemeanors are STILL criminal cases, and they still will result in jail / prison time. Also, wtf is considered “speedy”? Unless you have a decent amount of money to spend, the judicial system could take months just to find out if you are innocent or not. In the meantime, you are seen as guilty, may be waiting in jail, and your life will very likely be ruined even if you are found completely innocent in the end.

8th - protection against excessive bail, excessive fines imposed, cruel and unusual punishments - Have you seen our judicial system? If you get anywhere near it, you’ll see this right is nonexistent. Random and unnecessary court fines alone can keep someone in the system indefinitely. Nobody just “serves their time”, you have to buy your way out. Privatized prisons are arguably cruel and unusual when viewed by the average citizen and not a shareholder.

9th and 10th - the 9th is a ray of hope. It says “just because we didn’t say you have a right in the other 8 amendments, doesn’t mean you don’t have that right!”. So the “right to ride your bike on the sidewalk” is truly a right! Not so fast. The 10th amendment says whether you actually can declare that right or not, is up to your state governor and state legislators, not you - which is even worse. Should you have a right to consult with the doctor you pay, to do what is necessary for your own health? Turns out no. Your state governor or state Congress person actually have that ultimate right over your body. Lately, states like Texas, even lay claim to that right if you leave the state. In essence… as a resident of Texas, they “own” you as property of the State of Texas.

There are very few rights in the U.S. We operate mostly under “social contracts” with each other and a general misunderstanding of our rights.

Sovereign citizens

Public street parking spots in front of their house.

To treat employees in the hospitality industry like absolute garbage but demand service because “they spent a lot of money here.” How about you leave, and I also keep your money?

Some states and cities require businesses to accept cash payments.

https://stateline.org/2021/05/11/paying-with-cash-retailers-must-take-your-dollars-in-these-states/

Indeed, the idea that one has the "right to not be offended" is a troubling trend that has been emerging. This mistaken belief posits that individuals have the right to demand censorship or reprimands against those who express ideas or opinions that they find disagreeable or unpleasant. In reality, the right of free speech doesn't exempt one from being confronted with uncomfortable thoughts or challenging opinions. Just as the freedom of expression is protected, so too is our need to develop resilience against opinions that clash with our own without resorting to the silencing of dissent. Asserting a "right to not be offended" is akin to enforcing a personal comfort zone at the expense of open discourse, which is an untenable position in a society that values freedom of thought and speech.

"I have the right to ASK"

Sometimes you can ask, sometimes you really shouldn't

I can’t help but think of the interview Jordan Peterson had with that one lady, where she said “why does your right to freedom of speech trump a transgender persons right not to be offended.”

There is no such thing as the right to not be offended and anyone who thinks there is, is an idiot

The right to free speech is one I often see used incorrectly. People say that if a private company or individual doesn't let them speak then their right to free speech is being infringed upon.

That is not how it works, free speech only protects you from the government preventing you from saying something, or punishing you for it. It does not protect you against private individuals or companies.

Other people’s money.

Freedom. You are not free. You have never been free. If you had the access to freedom, you would be dead. What you have is liberty. Liberty is the social agreement that we will all be nice to each other within reason. You have the right to do anything "within reason."

If I was free, I would go down the block slaughtering all my neighbors, keeping their pets, stealing their cars and making their kids mow my lawn for chicken nuggets. (Oh my gawd, you're a horrible person!!)

And killing anyone who tries to stop me. [This gross over exaggeration is simply to illustrate].

Liberty is abiding by the reguards of other peoples rights to freedom as well. Liberty is the freedom that you are given. Think of your dog. Is he free? When you let him go into your home, he cannot leave unless you let him. Can he walk on your counter tops and eat your cat if he wants to? No. He doesn't have the Liberty to do so. You let him out into the yard and he has the liberty to protect the house, your kids and occasionally your mental health. He has the liberty to chase squirrels. He doesn't have the freedom to eat the neighbors kids. Freedom is a difficult concept. Because we have been told we are free when we most certainly are not. We delude ourselves that we are free.

It is similar to Plato's Allegory of The Cave. We have been seeing the shawdows of freedom on the cave walls and thinking that IS freedom. When in reality the confinement of the entrance forces the light onto the rear of the cave while the brightness of the entire world of freedom is lost on humans due to perspective. We can only see liberty and not freedom.

You may claim the right to freedom but you will never have it.

a right to start smoking cigarettes right next to me in public. my aunt says it's her right to mess up her lungs if she wants too, doesn't care about any other person's lungs though

"sovereign citizens"

The right to speak is not a right without restraints.

I often hear that an employer has the right to fire anyone for any reason, due to at-will employment or something like that. In practice, firing an employee is legally tricky.

Walmart.

The amount of people who ignored mask mandates and treated employees like shit for trying to enforce the store policy was mind blowing. Like Walmart is a private company they can absolutely tell you what you have to do to be able to shop in their stores

To protest.

Correction, they don't understand the limits to their rights to protest (I'm in America.)

Look at these idiots across college campuses.

You have the right to speak out against your government without fear of reprecussions or imprisonment from the government in retaliation.

You have the right, as long as no one is being harmed, to gather on your own property and speak about most topics within reason.

You have freedom of religion to practice in your home or property of yours or where invited.

You do not have the right (and never have) to block doors, sidewalks or streets from anyone else for your protests.

You do not have the right to protest anywhere you choose. You do not have the right to infringe on anyone else's right to move or bar entry to anywhere open to the public.

Actual legal protests require permits if done outside of the property of someone who gave permission.

There are many entitled brats that are going to get smacked down the exact same way entitled hippies did in the 60's/early '70's once they broke laws and got in the way for too long.

You have a voice and methods to use it, but the world does not revolve around you and even in America you don't get to scream and have temper tantrums wherever you please.

When you've been able to, that's because the property owners and police have let you, not because they have to.

Being a straight up cunt and using things like autism and adhd as a sheild

Buying a house seems to be the most common at the moment.

Where I live, companies are actually required to accept cash, under certain circumstances. Pre-pay stores/services can deny cash, while post-pay stores/services cannot.

Proper restaurants, where you pay after you eat, are required to accept cash, while fast food can deny it.

The law basically says "an establishment cannot deny cash from a customer in debt", but it doesn't demand the establishment to put the customer in debt. All depends on how people run their company.

So, I was watching these videos of people getting kicked out of privately owned stores and refusing to leave because they “have a right to be there”. They don’t. Once they’re told to leave and they don’t, they’re trespassers.

At least where I’m from and I’m pretty sure where they’re from too.

“To be happy”. Usually used to justify betraying someone.

Make me use a gender pronoun

You don't have a right to have a social media account lmao. Or have a right to buy from any Buisness.

I’ve always found it stupid when people (Americans) talk about how they have a “right to revolt/revolution”

If you are successful in your revolution. Then you have the right because you won. But if you fail. And they find you guilty of trying to overthrow the government. Then your ass is going to jail at best. Maybe even execute you. And a tyrannical government is definitely going to be extremely strict. And this isn’t really a thing unique to America.

I do believe in revolutions, just not counting getting off Scott free because you failed, but you believed you had the “right”

Maybe they’re talking about moral rights? who knows

Freedom of speech at work 😂

The right to make up their own definitions and uses for words and expect others to comply automatically.

Sex.

So many people think you are owed sex. Especially if you're in a relationship.

No one owes you access to their body. I don't care if they're a stranger, your girlfriend/boyfriend or your spouse of 30 years.

You are not owed their body.

Now , that's not saying that you have to stay if your sexual needs aren't being met, but you are never owed sex.

Ever.

You have a right to speech, but not a right to a platform. Being on social media is not a right, nor is a speaking gig at a college, a spot on a radio show, a podcast, a book or article.

You can say it, but no one has to listen.

You don’t have free speech outside of government prosecution. I really have a really difficult time understanding why Americans don’t get this concept.

Respect

"I have a first amendment right to say whatever I want whenever I want and you can't do anything about it!"

They usually say this when being confronted about their shitty behavior online.

You don't have a right to share secrets just because the other person did something bad or the relationship has ended

And btw gyms aren't open to public it's a subscription only establishment which makes it a private thing

People thinking free speech means they’re free to say whatever the fuck they want, when in reality it just means you have the right to speak out against the government without punishment. Doesn’t mean you are without consequence in your daily life

Some people believe they have the right to beat the snot out of you if you irritate them.

Inserting their unknowingly extremist political opinions into random conversations that have nothing to do with politics.

A right to free speech. It means free from government punishment if you offended them, not a right where you can say whatever you want.

I got a little curious about:

“You also don’t have the right to film people in a private business building that are open to the public”

First I don’t think it’s true in my country.

But mostly how do people in your country do exposing documentaries with hidden cameras for malpractice etc…?

My favorite was someone screams they arrested me for doing nothing.

I ask the charge.

When they tell me a charge, I reply, “Well you can’t do that…”

When there is no charge, I say, “Well you weren’t arrested then”.

Are people going around filming others at gymns now?

Driving a car

To me, it seems more like people are expressing a general sense of entitlement. Like they believe they get to ignore the rules if they find those rules inconvenient for them - as if the rules infringe on their right to act foolish, even if their foolishness is putting others at risk, or depriving others of their rights.

Freedom. it's all made up. You only have freedom if someone else wants you to! the govt or police can take it from you in a blink.