Why Do We Even Wonder?

My man has recently told me an outrageous story which made me ponder about people and the world once again...
In the US, a man actually sued Apple because his son was killed in a car accident in which the other driver had used his Apple phone while driving. He claimed Apple should have included something in their phones to prevent people from using phones while driving. I mean how insane is that? Fortunately, the lawsuit didn't come through, still, it shows plainly how wrong we think as a society. 
In my opinion, we are over-ruled and I don't mean that as in "overruled" but as in "we have too many rules." People are being stripped away of any responsibility for what they do, care or think. Thinking, as such, is being made redundant because there is an authoritative force everywhere telling you what to do.