"It's A Free Country."

I have very rarely heard this phrase ACTUALLY used when it is warranted.

Sure, "it's a free country". You're free to door a meter maid for a particularly nasty parking ticket. You're free to run over your ex-boyfriend after a particularly nasty break-up. You're free to steal 10 xbox games from someone's dorm room.

You're also free to spend a few years in jail or be a raging douchebag. No worries, right?

Before you ever say this phrase, think and try to give ANY other reason to replace that phrase. Chances are it makes more sense.