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On the other hand, a government that makes victimless actions into major crimes also destroys social cohesion as it means the law is clearly detached from what
by ndriscoll 2y ago
On the other hand, a government that makes victimless actions into major crimes also destroys social cohesion as it means the law is clearly detached from what is just.
By all means, fast track the death penalty for child rapists. Even make a constitutional amendment allowing cruel and unusual punishments for that single crime. Treat paying for actual abuse images as a worse crime than commissioning a murder. Sky's the limit for actual abusers. But (legally) punishing the creation of fake imagery is absurd, and in practice punishing possession seems to be unhealthy for a free society.
- aprilthird2021 2y agoYeah obviously there needs to be a balance. But I think it's popular right now to be unbalanced towards allowing any and all victimless crimes not thinking about the effects they do have on society overall and in the long term vs any particular specific person immediately
- ndriscoll 2y agoSomething can be legal while not being socially acceptable, and we can still strictly police related harms. Like with drugs, we can legalize them while still making e.g. smelling up an area with marijuana carry a public nuisance fine, or make littering with needles a misdemeanor (or more severe if someone gets injured). If someone's only crime is being disturbing, the government doesn't need to get involved, but we can still not want to be around them and especially keep kids away from them.
- aprilthird2021 2y agoI think that's a better balance than what we currently do.