text: is it my  right or duty? to say something 2 some1 who parks in a handicap space & the person is not handicap.  to say something to a parent who spanks or yell at they;re child or kids in public  to say something to a mother who's nursing her baby in public  or do i shutup & look the other way or mind my own business? in the us, you have more rights than duties. in general the us was founded upon the idea that anything not specifically given to government was retained by the citizens.  you list three disimilar situations.   1 "to say something 2 some1 who parks in a handicap space & the person is not handicap."  in my community a city police car on a non-emergency situation was ticketed by the state police. this was in accordance with the law. it was done more as a publicity stunt than anything else, but it showed the community reaction to the situation.  2) "to say something to a parent who spanks or yell at they;re child or kids in public"  you have an right for saying something in a non-hostile way if you just don't like it. you have a duty if you feel it is abusive and harmful. better be willing to go to court to back it up though, because among 300,000,000 people there are wide variations regarding what is abusive and harmful and what is not.  3) "to say something to a mother who's nursing her baby in public"  again, you have the right..... but what do you want to say? there is in itself nothing wrong with this action and a lot to recommend it if done in a demure and careful manner. you certainly don't have any duty here. it's considered healthy and medically recommended. most women would prefer to do it in private but when privacy is not available it is not shameful.   and you said "or do i shutup & look the other way or mind my own business?"  i wouldn't say to do that. what i suggest is that you pay attention, develop an informed and researched opinion, avoid expressing hostility by developing tact, and talk and observe enough to know the variations between your family's and your communities values and the values of the larger world. then..... think about it and make your own unprejudiced decisions. the world is your business. you can choose to be part of it, or to judge it.