Freedom does indeed imply a choice. But there are two types of freedom. Better expressed as two types of liberty. Positive liberty and negative liberty. Positive liberty is freedom to.
Negative liberty is freedom from.
Freedom from oppression can mean the freedom to oppress. Freedom for the sharks is death for the minnows in this context. This is the dialectic of freedom. Obviously my more Libertarian viewpoint and opinion. The 'seatbelt' law is a prime example and one provided The recent supreme insult by the Supreme Court of the land on April 24th, 2001.