The thing about humans is that we would always find ways to abuse rules and laws created to ensure order, it is due to humans abusive intent that prompted the creation of laws in the first place. If we could still act this way despite the existence of laws, now imagine a society without laws at all, do you think we would be a lot better?
We are indeed free compared to other species that exist on earth, it is not laws that put us in bondage but humans and greed. Laws are created to protect our privileges and right, not to take them.
Hmm deep but true, laws are meant to bring peace but human greed put us in bondage.