[aeorgnoieang]

> Think how putting a ridiculous tax on cigarettes makes people less likely to want to use them.

It also makes them more likely to buy them illegally.

[squiggleblaz]

Well yes, and laws against killing people make people want to murder (i.e. kill illegally with premeditation). It's incredible that people think "someone will break the law" is a justification for not having the law.