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Trying to escape from prison is victimless. Scams, thefts and rapes have victims. Some argue that crimes without victims like using drugs are not crimes. They,
by lobocinza 5y ago
Trying to escape from prison is victimless. Scams, thefts and rapes have victims. Some argue that crimes without victims like using drugs are not crimes. They, of course, could be illegal and result in fines and related but not in restrictions of liberty like imprisonment.
- dahfizz 5y ago"A victimless crime is not a crime" is a much more compelling argument than "the crime had a 'natural' motivation". I'm not arguing one way or the other whether escaping from prison should be criminalized. I'm just saying the stated argument is really bad.
- lobocinza 5y agoI agree.
- munk-a 5y agoSo if an escapee is captured again they're merely subject to serve out the remainder of their time with no time added for the attempt?
- lobocinza 5y agoIn this framework, yes. But see, even if no time is added to the sentence he may lose eligibility for early release. And he will be prosecuted for any crime committed in the process. Look, I'm not advocating for A or B. Just being descriptive.