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by ryanSrich 4636 days ago
Because shutting down a service where the majority of exchange is conducted with an adequate amount of peace only forces such exchange into streets where volence is often unavoidable.
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Fine, FBI should let me smuggle all the Colombian cocaine through NJ/NY ports so the violence along the Mexico border is eliminated.
If it reduced the net amount of violence? absolutely. Look, People are going to do drugs. Why not provide a peaceful community that harbors responsible consumption instead of adopting a puritanical view that only attempts to make matters worse?
Yes, they should, though not you uniquely...
If it leads to a net increase in QALYs yes.