Introduction:
This essay will assess the statement ‘There is no such thing as a victimless crime’. It will firstly support the claim by arguing that recreational methamphetamine use is not a victimless drug crime because it directly exposes users’ dependents to grave physical and psychological dangers, is strongly associated with violent crime, and results in acute indirect harm to society. Then, the essay will oppose the assertion by arguing that active voluntary euthanasia is victimless crime in cases where it follows Dutch regulations, and thus prevents unnecessary suffering and protect patients’ right to bodily autonomy.
Thesis Statement: In these ways, it will be argued that although the statement ‘there is no such thing as a victimless crime’ is …show more content…
• Physical dangers: Children of meth users are especially likely to be exposed to toxic chemicals and infections via ingestion, injection, skin absorption, or inhalation (Altshuler and Cleverly-Thomas, 2011: 47-8). Furthermore, an investigation conducted in Spokane County, Washington, found that up to 60.75% of the children removed from “meth homes” were behind on their immunizations (Altshuler and Cleverly-Thomas, 2011: 53-63).
• Psychological dangers: Violent outbursts and extreme, unpredictable behaviours are unique symptoms of parental methamphetamine use, and increase children’s risk of neglect, abuse, and domestic violence (Cleaver et al., 2007: 48-9). Consequently, psychological evaluations from the Spokane County study concluded that the children were highly traumatised, exhibiting anxious, dissociative, depressive, anger-related, and sexual issues, with half of them suffering from “severe posttraumatic disturbance” (Altshuler and Cleverly-Thomas, 2011: 47-8).
Body Paragraph 4: Correlation with violent
This essay will assess the statement ‘There is no such thing as a victimless crime’. It will firstly support the claim by arguing that recreational methamphetamine use is not a victimless drug crime because it directly exposes users’ dependents to grave physical and psychological dangers, is strongly associated with violent crime, and results in acute indirect harm to society. Then, the essay will oppose the assertion by arguing that active voluntary euthanasia is victimless crime in cases where it follows Dutch regulations, and thus prevents unnecessary suffering and protect patients’ right to bodily autonomy.
Thesis Statement: In these ways, it will be argued that although the statement ‘there is no such thing as a victimless crime’ is …show more content…
• Physical dangers: Children of meth users are especially likely to be exposed to toxic chemicals and infections via ingestion, injection, skin absorption, or inhalation (Altshuler and Cleverly-Thomas, 2011: 47-8). Furthermore, an investigation conducted in Spokane County, Washington, found that up to 60.75% of the children removed from “meth homes” were behind on their immunizations (Altshuler and Cleverly-Thomas, 2011: 53-63).
• Psychological dangers: Violent outbursts and extreme, unpredictable behaviours are unique symptoms of parental methamphetamine use, and increase children’s risk of neglect, abuse, and domestic violence (Cleaver et al., 2007: 48-9). Consequently, psychological evaluations from the Spokane County study concluded that the children were highly traumatised, exhibiting anxious, dissociative, depressive, anger-related, and sexual issues, with half of them suffering from “severe posttraumatic disturbance” (Altshuler and Cleverly-Thomas, 2011: 47-8).
Body Paragraph 4: Correlation with violent