You're correct about how I feel about drugs, but I think the general argument applies across the board. There are times that enforcement costs are too high, giv

You're correct about how I feel about drugs, but I think the general argument applies across the board. There are times that enforcement costs are too high, given the crimes they prevent. One of the most common criticisms of airport security in the US is that the harm it is preventing is nowhere near commensurate with the burden it imposes on the populace. That may or may not be true, but it's not a belief about what the law should be, it's a belief that at some point, the price paid for additional safety is too high. Likewise with children, as a father of 4, I also understand the desire to go to any lengths to keep our children safe, but keeping them in a bubble for their entire lives, while certainly protecting them from many tangible harms, will ultimately stunt their growth. Once again, the price paid for safety can be too high. I happen to think that drug sniffing dogs are on the wrong side of the line. They probably do alert the police to drugs that would not have been found otherwise, but in my opinion, they allow the police to have far too much latitude when it comes to searches.