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You missed a third way, and possibly the most important. When something goes wrong in an illegal activity, the justice/legal system can't be used to address th
by rogerbinns 13y ago
You missed a third way, and possibly the most important. When something goes wrong in an illegal activity, the justice/legal system can't be used to address the situation. For example if someone gets shortchanged, fails to pay, or supplies product of a different quality than expected.
Having to get justice outside of the legal system is a driver behind violence and other additional illegal acts.
- jusben1369 13y agoI wonder if the "third way" here isn't more "by dropping prices and making drugs more affordable many drug users are less likely to engage in petty crimes to raise money to pay for their habits" EDIT: Should probably emphasize "addicts" to differentiate from recreational users.
- rogerbinns 13y agoWhat I wrote about isn't just the end users, or them committing crimes. But even as an end user, if your dealer shortchanges you or gives you counterfeit currency, or even whacks you over the head, you have no real recourse via the legal system. You'd have to take matters into your own hands. Similarly if the dealer has things like that happen to them, or even "contract" violations with their supplier, they too have to take matters into their own hands.