alt Hacker NewsDo you think criminalizing an activity will stop criminals from highly lucrative criminal activity without going to North Korea levels of societal control?
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I mean, yes, generally, for most things.
This mentality is kind of dumb, no offense. We have a bunch of laws. You could just as easily use your argument to say murder should be legal, or rape, and certainly people have.
Laws do, actually, work, for the most part. No they're not perfect, but they don't need to be.
1. They’re not talking about any lucrative activity — the primary worry is longterm sexual harassment via stalking.
2. Why outlaw bombs if criminals have obtained them anyway? You’re just arguing against he concept of laws at this point.
3. A type of app is not synonymous with “an activity”
... therefore what, exactly?
Yes. Blackmailing exists since the dawn of humanity (probably). It doesn't mean that we should make it easier.