Is there ever any circumstance where you'd support a law that controlled the body of adults - NOT including situations that prevent direct physical harm (like locking up a serial killer)?
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Drug Prohibition, Prostitution...
There are endless examples of laws controlling the bodies of adults in "victimless" situations.
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I feel like this stretches across a much broader amount of behaviors than most people answering "no" are considering. you could conceivably argue that _any_ law is trying to control the bodies of adults.
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Is robbery direct physical harm? Because I definitely support locking up thieves, depending upon the circumstances.
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Laws against fraud, embezzlement, libel, making child porn, larceny, not showing up to court, etc. all seem like pretty good ideas to me.
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Yes. I’m super into seat belt laws, vaccination laws, and I’m also really into legislating where people can smoke. Those laws protect the entire population.
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