Question

What are victimless crimes, and why are they controversial? Be sure to provide examples.

Answer 1

• Victimless crimes are crimes that involve willing adult participants who do not see themselves as victims. Referring to crimes in which the perpetrators do not see themselves as victimized as “victimless crimes” is controversial. Some examples of victimless crimes include prostitution, loitering and assisted suicide.
• In the United Kingdom, current victimless crimes include recreational drug use.Crime where there is no apparent victim and no apparent pain or injury. This class of crime usually involves only consenting adults in activities such as Sodomy, and Gaming where the acts are not public, no one is harmed, and no one complains of the activities. Some groups advocate legalizing victimless crimes by removing these acts from the law books.
• Some people say that possessing drugs is a victimless crime while others argue that drugs harm society generally and make all of us, the community at large, victims of drug deals. Similarly, it is generally accepted that prostitution and gambling are victimless crimes, but some people still oppose these activities.these acts too can cause harm communally even if the parties directly involved are not technically injured. The notion of a victimless crime is complicated then because it represents a conundrum: should people be punished for an act that hurts no one?
• The degradation of societal moral standards is a major concern among those who oppose the legalization of victimless crime. However, punishing citizens solely for their choice to engage in victimless, immoral acts is a difficult task.
• Although betting money on sport may not be legal, when you do it, no one gets hurt, technically speaking. Of course this ignores the impact of our activities on people close to us. It is safe to say that even though no one may bleed when a gambler goes broke, people around them can be bled dry by the gambling life.