I got news for you. You break the law every day and you don't know it. Look up all of society's rules if you have time. You county. State. City if you live in one. Federal regulations.
Society has rules because there are too many busybodies, politicians, and others who make these rules, need crimes to fight, and tickets to write.
You are right - they have been making laws for how many years now - 200?. This way they keep a job and we keep paying them with increases.