Quote Originally Posted by apocolips31
Like I said it is not the same in every situation. What if that cop that was in front of you were quick enough to stop you from killing someone. Your freedom then would be prohibited. It all depends on the situation. So my question once again is can someone be truly "free" or truly "safe"?
There is a difference between negative and positive freedom. From my previous example, the cop stopping me is not prohibiting my positive freedom, only my negative freedom. I could still choose not to kill anyone (positive). Regardless of whether i was stopped, i still had the freedom to make that choice, i just did not succeed.

If cars traveling 50mph are flying across a road at a rate in which my attempt to cross will decrease, the presence of the cars does not prohibit my freedom, they just might alter my choice. But lets say i go across anyway, and get hit by a car and never make it to the other side; did the car prohibit my freedom? Nope! The success rate of fulfilling my desires does not equate to my level of freedom. I was still free to make the choice, no matter what it actually was. Even if the presence of the cars deterred me from my destination, it was my choice in the end.

As i said before, you are always free until choice is removed. Just like there is no such thing as cold, its either more or less hot; there is no such thing as being safe, its either more or less safe.