tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28461742.post89819231965814622..comments2023-10-15T07:13:43.378-04:00Comments on TheSkeptikOne: Cincinnati Election PostmortemJo Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03201023111774829711noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28461742.post-2360107836066013312009-11-06T22:13:13.293-05:002009-11-06T22:13:13.293-05:00Prostitution, drugs & gambling are victimless....Prostitution, drugs & gambling are victimless. Rape, murder & robbery have victims. Legislating against the victimless crimes is simply legislating morality for the sake of legislating morality. Legislating the crimes that result in victims gives the victims legal recourse.<br />The really bad part of the vice laws is that it creates a tender for the black market. Legalize the vice crimes and vice will be out of the slums & in the malls in a week.Quimbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414025266566849822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28461742.post-34363831202237452532009-11-06T09:13:04.620-05:002009-11-06T09:13:04.620-05:00Epiphany: we legislate morality every day - in the...Epiphany: we legislate morality every day - in the extreme view, murder, rape - and in the lesser extreme stealing, robbery, etc.<br /><br />There are those who believe that in certain circumstances these crimes are excused - yet and still, however we rationalize it - we know these things are wrong.<br /><br />We work hard to keep ills out of our society. With the casino's we're inviting them in. I may be wrong...but I think we'll regret this decision a lot sooner than we think.ThatDeborahGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235918238595525061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28461742.post-20867547107159623752009-11-05T14:37:26.587-05:002009-11-05T14:37:26.587-05:00One of the problems with our society is that we co...One of the problems with our society is that we continually try to legislate morality...you can't...taxing the sin...helps us all even if we can't eliminate the sin..I think gambling, prostitution and drugs should be legalized and taxed highly taxed...just like alcohol...<br /><br />We could eliminate income taxes if we taxed the so called "sins"Jo Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201023111774829711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28461742.post-70563934164394527792009-11-05T13:46:16.923-05:002009-11-05T13:46:16.923-05:00I have to admit I was disappointed by the casino v...I have to admit I was disappointed by the casino vote. I feel like people will do exactly what they do with the drug trade - do their dirt in the poor neighborhoods and go back to the suburbs like they were never there. It's a shame that despite the number of times we've voted down this issue, it only takes one time of everyone saying "yes" to bring the casinos into our midst. I truly believe it will do more harm than good, but only time will tell.ThatDeborahGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235918238595525061noreply@blogger.com