Victimless crime

with people of all ages. Along with this disagreement comes the topic of too much freedom. Some may say if a country tolerates drugs to be legal then the people will continue to want more freedom. Legalization of drugs may lead to other heinous crimes becoming legal as well. Would all this legalization go against the harm principle and somehow lead to direct harm down the road? Possibly. The more freedom a person is given the greater the chance they have to screw it up. Hence, direct harm…

The wonderful concept of humans is that, regardless of what they are told, they will inevitably do whatever they please. Someone that is told to not often increases their desire to do, even if what they are doing is justifiable in their own eyes, it is often received with a negative connotation. Prostitutes do not do what they do out of spite, or as an “I’ll show you!” with an uplifted shaking fist to “the man.” Deeming an occupation “illegal” will cause those who have that particular job to…

have nothing to do in their daily lives. According to Colorado’s Department of revenue, ever since they legalized marijuana in the year 2012, the selling of the drug legally totaled to 700 million dollars, 76 million dollars were in tax revenue. The crime rate went down, and the number of car accidents decreased due to the simple idea that people chose to consume marijuana instead of…

Medical Marijuana “To use or not to use?”--that is the real question at hand. Medicinal marijuana can be used for healing processes but can also have some side effects. Marijuana recipients can abuse the product and make it, as the article says, a “wider distribution”. (“Pros and Cons: Should Marijuana Be Legalized for Medical Purposes?” 1) Medical Marijuana has many purposes such as physical, psychological, and industrial benefits, but the product does have downfalls as well. The pros of…

polygamy would rather bring more issues. The secrecy people in these polygamous relationships hides more criminals among the legal system. With no doubt they are many abuse cases that have not been reported within these relationships, and that is a crime, a crime that has gone unnoticed. With abuse cases, if it has happened once why would it not happen again? Just in the United States alone, “they are 50,000 to 100,000 Muslim polygamous families.” That is just one religion taken into…

“The whole notion of pain, and how every individual experiences pain, is up for debate. We don 't know how another person experiences pain - physical pain or psychic pain. Some of these clinics where assisted suicide or euthanasia is practiced, they call it 'weariness of life. '” (Toews). For many years, those dubbed with the burden of cancer and other terminal illnesses have to suffer through a slow and painful death in the end. However we respect animals with these illnesses more than our own…

Many Americans believe marijuana should be legalized for all uses. There are also Americans who do not think marijuana should be legalized. There are many reasons why marijuana should be illegal, from harming individuals to leading to other drugs becoming legal. Some may disagree by saying marijuana is for someone’s own enjoyment and does not harm anyone else. Or saying legalizing marijuana will not harm the society, but will help it. These are a few points made, you may agree, disagree, or just…

Assisted suicide is known as when a patient has a life threatening illness and they request a physician for assistance in order to end their life, and the patient is in control of that. The doctor usually provides the patient with a lethal substance causing them to end their life. Several people, especially people who suffer from life-threatening illnesses or old age are likely to request an assisted suicide. In order to ease the pain they feel. There are several pros and cons to an assisted…

The article is “Performance-Enhancing Drugs Should Be Legalized” by Stephen Wang. The article focuses on the idea that performance-enhancing drugs being legalized would be beneficial for the world of sport. There are conflicts with regulating drugs because of design. There are perspectives on how doping may be medically supervised. There is the exploration of doping to win is a necessity. It would be a difficult task to catch dopers. A main concern for legalizing performance-enhancing drugs is…

There are so many dangers threatening American society today. There is violence in schools, work, and in the home. The economy is ever changing. However, marijuana is not posing a problem in America today. Legalization of marijuana should be allowed in the United States because it is not a harmful substance, it can provide medicinal benefits for ailing patients, and can provide funding for government programs . Marijuana is not a harmful substance. Many people have come to believe it is.…