Is society greatly impacted by "victimless" crimes?
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curiousBabe
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There is no such thing as a victimless crime. I would say yes. Every wrong act causes trouble for someone somehow.
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The majority of crimes that many people will consider 'victimless' have a victim somewhere down the line. Perhaps they are a few degrees removed, but none the less the product of or precursor to the crime.
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i think our recent mortgage crisis and resulting bail-out would be considered a victimless crime, but the reality is, our entire country is paying for the unchecked greed of the lending industry. so i would say, yes, in answer to your question. good question! +
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Greatly impacted? I think not. Sometimes society isn't even greatly impacted by crimes with victims attached. :D >Bring on the DR's! I know they are coming.< :D Oh, and please don't leave a comment with them. I don't want to mess up a perfect record. :D
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In victimless crimes, the law enforcement causes more problems than the "crime."
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Some people will say that not wearing a seatbelt while driving, or not wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle is victimless in that the person who made that choice would be the only one to suffer the consequences. It would certainly be more the case if the accident killed them outright, but even then, all the friends and family would be in mourning... not to mention the work involved in cleaning up after the mess. Perhaps there is no death, perhaps it is only permanent disability, something that turns the prople closest to you into caretakers.
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"Victimless" crimes entail some voluntary act on both perpetrators of the crime. That, in and of itself, is not a great impact on society. The ancillary effects are of great impact. Prostitution, drug use and other crimes generally thought to be without a true victim do, however, detrimental to society. The health care of the drug user, the violent crime associated with drug marketing, robberies by prostitutes, the murder of prostitutes are not a part of the actual crime, but absent the victimless crime the others would not occur. Strong arguments for decriminalization.
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