Should drug dealers and prostitutes not be arrested because they were only fulfilling a market need?

by bob Posted 2012/07/17 21:43:44

Related Topics: Capitalist, Wall Street, Prostitute, Prohibition, Prostitutes, Market, Drug, Drug Dealer, Profit

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		Drug dealers and prostitutes should not be arrested because they were only fulfilling a market need
		Drug dealers and prostitutes should be arrested because they were only fulfilling a market need
		Prohibitions do not work, although I follow the law.
		Drug Dealers and prostitutes are no more criminal than Wall Street Vulture Capitalist who also profit form other’s pain
		The Drug Dealers, and prostitutes and Wall Street Vulture Capitalist should not be arrested because they were only fulfilling a market need
		Undecided (Please leave a comment)
		All of the above
		None of the above (Please leave a comment)

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	Drug dealers and prostitutes should not be arrested because they were only fulfilling a market need	7 votes	16%
	Drug dealers and prostitutes should be arrested because they were only fulfilling a market need	2 votes	5%
	Prohibitions do not work, although I follow the law.	5 votes	12%
	Drug Dealers and prostitutes are no more criminal than Wall Street Vulture Capitalist who also profit form other’s pain	3 votes	7%
	The Drug Dealers, and prostitutes and Wall Street Vulture Capitalist should not be arrested because they were only fulfilling a market need	1 vote	2%
	Undecided	1 vote	2%
	All of the above	7 votes	16%
	None of the above	17 votes	40%

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The Sane One 2012/07/17 22:12:38

None of the above

+3
I think that we need to get realistic about the War On Drugs, and stop prosecuting victimless crimes like prostitution.
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tooner259 2012/07/19 16:23:45

Drug Dealers and prostitutes are no more criminal than Wall Street Vulture Ca...

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Only problem is none of them pay taxes on earnings

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bob to tooner259 2012/07/24 15:23:21

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Just think of the revenues

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carey s... to tooner259 2012/11/25 01:47:35
Claise 2012/07/19 06:58:45

None of the above

it is all a matter of externalities. what causes most negative externalities, legalizing or not? so the answer, first of all, is no. it is not the market need that determines whether they'd be arrested or not. so it is also wrong to bundle drug dealing and prostitutes in one question, because externalities in both markets are quite different. so the question is quite irrelevant and there is not much careful thought behind it

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baxter 2012/07/18 13:11:00

Drug dealers and prostitutes should be arrested because they were only fulfil...

THEY ARE BRINGING A BAD HABBIT IN THE WORD AND WHY SHOULD THERE BE PROTITUES YOU DONT SEE MEN DO IT SO WHY SHOULD LADYS THEY SHOULD LOOK 4 A PROPER JOB

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bob to baxter 2012/07/18 14:03:44

how about free enterprise

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valeria la potra 2012/07/18 11:16:21

Undecided

Prostitutes they should help them get a job because alot of times eighther they are force into prostitutuion or they have no other choice:( Drug dealers on the otherhand,they killed innocent people,destroy familiens,and they abuse women and childrem!!

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Phil 2012/07/18 10:48:28

All of the above

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It does no good to arrest either because they always come back.

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John Galt jr or Ron/jon 2012/07/18 03:45:56

Drug dealers and prostitutes should not be arrested because they were only fu...

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every town should have a red light district

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santa6642 2012/07/18 03:01:03

None of the above

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Drug dealers and user shot on site,prositution made legal

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bob h. 2012/07/18 02:18:41

Prohibitions do not work, although I follow the law.

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As long as prostitution and drugs provide as much revenue as they do; they'll be illegal.

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Shadow_Wolf 2012/07/18 01:07:35

None of the above

Too many choices that confused me

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UberAwesomeness 2012/07/18 00:18:49

None of the above

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Drug dealers, yeah. Prostitutes, no. That's their choice. Doesn't affect anyone but the people who are associated, shouldn't we focus on trafficking and catching murderers and all?

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BlueRepublican 2012/07/17 23:58:06

All of the above

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Let the people of the states decide and vote their own laws. It is not the govt's role to regulate 'morality' when they do (prohibition) they fail.

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Vision of Verve 2012/07/17 22:56:41
carey s... to Vision ... 2012/11/25 01:47:50
KingdomNow 2012/07/17 22:37:37

Drug dealers and prostitutes should not be arrested because they were only fu...

I don't care.

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lurx: the soda jerk 2012/07/17 22:24:28

The Drug Dealers, and prostitutes and Wall Street Vulture Capitalist should n...

+2

...where is that entrepreneurial spirit that made our country great?

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The Sane One 2012/07/17 22:12:38

None of the above

+3
I think that we need to get realistic about the War On Drugs, and stop prosecuting victimless crimes like prostitution.

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valeria... to The San... 2012/07/18 11:18:55

+2
I agree with you:)

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lm1b2 2012/07/17 22:11:45

None of the above

+1
Drug dealers Yes,Prostitutes No!

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merlinskiss 2012/07/17 21:56:30

None of the above

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Drugs and prostitution are the epitome of the free market. No law or mores control them and they have and will always be there in the background. Why are we wasting time and money trying to stop them? Complete waste of resources. Let the churches do that with their believers high ground?

What saddens me is the involuntary sex slave trade and the drugs that play a part in forcing that. Wish we could stop that part of it but, reality says we can't!

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Gordon 2012/07/17 21:56:13

Drug Dealers and prostitutes are no more criminal than Wall Street Vulture Ca...

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What about murder-for-hire; they are also fulfilling a twisted need? Illegal or imoral is bad, period.

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The Elitist Libtard SodaJerk 2012/07/17 21:52:57

Prohibitions do not work, although I follow the law.

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Prostitution is illegal unless you call it escort, or set up a camera and call it porn.
We can debate until we're blue in the face about pot, so I'm not even gonna go there. Yet, Alcohol, Tobacco which do harm people are still legal. And I'm pretty sure 5 hour energy can't be the greatest thing for the body.

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VintageLys 2012/07/17 21:51:56

None of the above

they broke the law and the law doesnt govern market needs just crimes

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Dan 2012/07/17 21:51:04

None of the above

Drug dealing, prostitution and vulture capitolism are all bad and should all be illegal. But pharmacies, sex within marriage and capitolism are all good and should all be legal.

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Mrkando 2012/07/17 21:50:49

None of the above

This question is a little bit like asking if murderers should not be prosecuted because, after all, they are helping population control.

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Greg 2012/07/17 21:49:44

Prohibitions do not work, although I follow the law.

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Drug dealers and prostitutes should not be arrested because depriving someone of their freedom for engaging in a consensual act is abhorrent.

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Ryoka∞Boy 2012/07/17 21:48:52

None of the above

I don't really care about prostitution but drug dealers sell death to little kids and they should stay in prison.

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Greg to Ryoka∞Boy 2012/07/17 21:51:13

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OTOH, if drugs were legal, then the kids would get carded. I'm not saying that they wouldn't figure out ways to still obtain the substances, but it is currently easier for a High School student to get marijuana than alcohol or tobacco.

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Savious 2012/07/17 21:48:22

None of the above

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Drugs and prostitution shouldn't be against the law; because in both cases, they are private sales, which effect no one, but the parties involved.

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Steve Russel 2012/07/17 21:47:29

All of the above

none of the above

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jubil8 BN-0 PON 2012/07/17 21:46:57

Prohibitions do not work, although I follow the law.

+3
Legalize prostitution so it can be made safe.

Drugs? I know many say it would cut down on trafficking and crime if drugs were legal, but I'm not so sure.

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Tee Quake 2012/07/17 21:46:51

None of the above

Criminals need to be arrested and punished. We change laws to make behavior non-criminal, not vice versa.

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Mark In Irvine 2012/07/17 21:45:56

All of the above

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uh ... I think that the capitalist philosophy would say that the market (with its invisible hand) is king, right?

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