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Does banning something make it go away?
by LinuxBender 9y ago
Does banning something make it go away?
- castis 9y agoNope, just pushes it out of public view.
- 21 9y agoIt makes it significantly harder. Ie: try getting a firearm in most of Europe. Possible, but extremely hard, which is a major reason why there is so little gun violence compared to US.
- r00fus 9y agoNo but those who ban it gain political capital for "being strong against X" where X the bogeyman of the day.
- DaiPlusPlus 9y agoSuccinctly summarises the modus-operandi of the UK Home Office's policymaking: Reactionary and fear-driven, where "fear" is defined as the current black-top newspaper headlines.
- KGIII 9y agoIt worked for drugs! /s