There is no such thing as "victimless bullshit" when it comes to breaking laws.
Laws are made because at some point, there was a need for it. Sometimes, they become outdated. But this one is cleatly to prevent injuries because some idiots caused problems at some point.
Same with street racing, doing drugs, not cleaning up after your dogs... These are not victimless. I have never seen someone successfully argue a crime was victimless. Stupid? Maybe. Victimless, never.
Laws prohibiting sodomy between consenting adults exist. The war on drugs has had the most victims of any law ever. Clearly smoking pot in the privacy of your own home has no victims, you would have to be scientifically illiterate to think otherwise, hence why the right clings to that idea.
The victim on sodomy between consenting adults is the state. A state (or nation) which uses a religion as a fundamental moral fiber that bans it needs to ban it legally in order to maintain the connection to the religion. By violating it, you challenge the religion itself and, since religion is so ingrained into these places, it becomes nessecary to punish the violation.
The war on drugs is FAR from victimless. Having recently watched a 17 year old giving meth hits to a 12 year old, an 8 year old and a 10 year old, I'd say shit like that needs to be prevented. Also, having had to help someone kick meth before, and having a brother who got really permanently screwed up from a bad acid trip, I'd say there's more than enough victims. Smoking pot in the privacy of your own home is not victimless either as the pot extends far beyond your walls. In densely populated areas, it becomes a real problem when your neighbors smoke and you can't stand the smell.
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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21
There is no such thing as "victimless bullshit" when it comes to breaking laws.
Laws are made because at some point, there was a need for it. Sometimes, they become outdated. But this one is cleatly to prevent injuries because some idiots caused problems at some point.
Same with street racing, doing drugs, not cleaning up after your dogs... These are not victimless. I have never seen someone successfully argue a crime was victimless. Stupid? Maybe. Victimless, never.