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Replace extortion with rape. You'll quickly realize how absurd this argument is. They're breaking their own laws decided by their own people.
by fermienrico 6y ago
Replace extortion with rape. You'll quickly realize how absurd this argument is. They're breaking their own laws decided by their own people.
- ryan_j_naughton 6y agoThis is a ridiculous statement. I would venture to guess that you have smoked weed in a place where it was still illegal. But breaking that law is not equivalent to rape. That's a total false equivalence. Not all laws are equally just from each person's perspective. Minor corruption like this, while corrosive, is not viewed as negatively by the local population. I would argue that the US allowing infinite money on politics and our forms of lobbying, regulatory capture, and rent seeking are way worse than this minor corruption.
- Chris2048 6y agoBoth rape and scamming have a perpetrator and a victim - who is the victim of smoking weed? This is less about the law, and more about the morality of victimising someone; legal harassment/threats would also fall into this category.
- toomanybeersies 6y ago> They're breaking their own laws decided by their own people Generally countries where petty corruption is rife aren't healthy democracies.