tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26434163.post4666276950096580551..comments2023-10-24T07:27:42.118-07:00Comments on Free Racine: Costs of Non IncarcerationDenis Navratilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973310336665077770noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26434163.post-47203287379777836082007-08-10T04:54:00.000-07:002007-08-10T04:54:00.000-07:00Welcome SGS. I agree that there is a category of c...Welcome SGS. I agree that there is a category of crimes that are essentially victimless, namely the two you mentioned. However, there is often collateral damage associated with drug addictions and prostitution. STDs and robbery come to mind. Even so, I tend to agree with you that those activities by themselves do not create victims, and there are already laws on the books to nab thieves and anyone who would knowingly spread an infectious disease.Denis Navratilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973310336665077770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26434163.post-65039550666852278442007-08-09T21:47:00.000-07:002007-08-09T21:47:00.000-07:00Denis, I take a pragmatic free market stance on th...Denis, I take a pragmatic free market stance on the issue of crime. Incarceration (i.e. the caging of others) is economically irrational because the confined person can’t produce capital of his or her own and others must pay for said person’s living expenses.<BR/>“Should we let bad check writers, burglars, drunk drivers, murderers, thieves etc... do their thing without considering the costs imposed upon their victims?”<BR/>I agree with you and am very tough on crime. However, victimless crimes like marijuana use or prostitution have resulted in unnecessary and costly imprisonment. The only costs associated with the activities above are incurred by the users whereas locking them up would take others’ tax money. Should we lock up, cloth, and feed people when society deems them criminals but have not even perturbed others? EVERBODY would save money if the government left potheads and working women alone. (Its Sam Braun, by the way)smallgovsamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03110686369798775048noreply@blogger.com