100 years ago, prohibition went into effect

Re:100 years ago, prohibition went into effect by hydgv on Thursday January 02, 2020 @11:33AM (#21936792)

>Laws should only be passed when you’re harming someone else.

Cough cough DUI cough cough liver disease cough cough domestic violence

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Re:100 years ago, prohibition went into effect by kchamplewski on Thursday January 02, 2020 @12:02PM (#21937108)

> DUI

Is illegal and I don't think anyone here is arguing against that.

> Liver disease

That's harming you, not someone else. If the state pays for the healthcare requirements that then arise then a more nuanced argument can be made, but surely if it's your own liver and you pay for healthcare then you're harming no one else.

> Domestic violence

Once again, already illegal and I don't think anyone here is arguing against that.

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Re:100 years ago, prohibition went into effect by hydgv on Thursday January 02, 2020 @12:09PM (#21937216)

I like your arguments against gun control: murder is illegal already, after all.

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Re:100 years ago, prohibition went into effect by scarface74 on Thursday January 02, 2020 @01:53PM (#21938416)

My argument against gun control is similar to my argument on the “War on Drugs”. It wouldn’t be enforced equally. Do you think they are more likely to arrest one of the good ol boys in the south for having a gun illegally or a minority?

Also, the US has a poor history of actually getting rid of things that people want.

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Re:100 years ago, prohibition went into effect by freedomben on Thursday January 02, 2020 @12:03PM (#21937117)

We should consider outlawing DUI and domestic violence

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