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> And maybe decriminalize human trafficking too? The difference between the drug trade and human trafficking is that it may be argued that the former does not

• nix23 5y ago
  >is that it may be argued that the former does not involve harm of others. You can ask afghan puppy farmers about that, and every single crack/heroin user if it's not harm-full, just decriminalize it, solves a really minor problem. You can see it with prostitution, it's legal in most of Europe, however it's still in the hand organized crime groups, nothing has changed.
  • brigandish 5y ago
    The point was the huge difference between what may be argued (successfully) about something and what could not be argued about something (because it's clearly impossible to be successfully argued). That the mays are contentious is implied by the may, but it is possible to put one's weight behind it. Proposing arguments against it won't change that.
  • sofixa 5y ago
    > You can see it with prostitution, it's legal in most of Europe, however it's still in the hand organized crime groups, nothing has changed It's slightly less bad for sex workers, since their activity not being a crime means they can theoretically go to the police, which is better than nothing.
    • nix23 5y ago
      >It's slightly less bad for sex workers, True, at least sex workers can go to the police if something happens, but as i wrote in another comment, it solves a ~minor problem and is not the to-go-and-solve-everything-solution.