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Alex · 03-28-2006, 11:44 AM

Yeah, you had me with you for a while, iSm. When mass flouting of a law is a sign that the criminalized behavior is victimless (as with doing drugs and non-black market prostitution) then I think it means that criminalization was a mistake.

Now, while I agree that if a behavior is something that millions do then it is unlikely to be illegal in the first place but that doesn't necessarily mean it is wrong to advocate for criminalization. By that argument antebellum abolitionists were on the wrong side of the issue.

03-28-2006, 11:44 AM	#10
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yeah, you had me with you for a while, iSm. When mass flouting of a law is a sign that the criminalized behavior is victimless (as with doing drugs and non-black market prostitution) then I think it means that criminalization was a mistake. Now, while I agree that if a behavior is something that millions do then it is unlikely to be illegal in the first place but that doesn't necessarily mean it is wrong to advocate for criminalization. By that argument antebellum abolitionists were on the wrong side of the issue.
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