badgenome said:
By all means, do punish people for harming others. For grievous stuff like rape or murder, lock them up and throw away the key. But victimless crimes have no business being crimes. I mean, we all commit on average three felonies a day, right? Is that maybe the sign of a ridiculously overlegislated society? Or is that just the price we have to pay to keep people from really going crazy? |
Like, I understand that there shouldn't be a law against reselling drugs, and while there is one, it doesn't prevent people, including the black market from doing so, so I don't see the argument with that one. You can still do it. What's important is that if you give someone an oxy and they go out and hit someone with a car and kill them, you're also responsible. I think that's fair. I would never give anyone a gun that I owned, nor give anyone drugs without staying under my direct supervision... but there are people that do. And there are people that take advantage of others, and keep them addicted and under their control. I think that's wrong too. Should they be allowed to resell? Yeah sure, but there's more than one side of the story.
I should be able to resell something that I own. I agree. But I should also be held liable for something that is done by the person who bought it. Including someone dying because of drugs I sold, or shot by a gun I sold, etc.
I think what I'm trying to say here is that the law doesn't stop people from doing things, but it sure makes people think first before they sell something to someone who might get in trouble with it.
