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To: TimF who wrote (782529)	4/29/2014 8:20:28 AM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578731

Legislation around any vice is an attempt to reduce human depravity. The question becomes how far do you go with that? Do you pick and choose, do you draw a line as to degree of harm, or do you leave it to individuals to decide for themselves? Children are another issue; as in a traditional culture the parents and influential adults are held responsible. We are in essence returning to the debate about exploiting the law to legislate morality, since a vice is essentially tied to a moral standard of one sort or another. This represents a failure of culture to uphold standards of good conduct or even do a decent job of defining those standards and/or curtailing deplorable behavior. What are the benefits, what are the risks, what are alternatives?