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If something should be banned, perhaps it should be made illegal.
by diebeforei485 4y ago
If something should be banned, perhaps it should be made illegal.
- int_19h 4y agoThis is UK, the country that came up with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-social_behaviour_order https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-social_behaviour_order.
- superjan 4y agoI agree it sounds almost paradoxical: if a law is passed to ban it, then it must be illegal. But then it is no longer “lawful but harmful”, so… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber_paradox
- alickz 4y agoThey say as much in the article >"We all agree that stuff should be illegal, let's make it illegal," she told BBC News, adding that the government had already pledged to make the promotion of self harm unlawful. How they intend to make the promotion of self harm illegal I'm not sure.