[Danihan]

War on drugs & big government.

[knowaveragejoe]

Realistically it starts with the race to the bottom WRT being "tough on crime".

[Danihan]

Being tough on real crimes with victims is just fine.

Being tough on victimless crimes is absurd.

It's truly very black and white.

[usrusr]

Being tough on real crimes and the outcome of competing in toughness on crime have surprisingly little in common.

In a game of "tough on crime"-oneupmanship, when you can't get any tougher you make up new crimes to beat the other guy.