Quote:Sadly, this tells me more about voter attitudes than anything else.
I still think insider trading, in that it can and often does hurt others, should be illegal and punished when caught.
Humm, are you referring to this? Not sure how this fits into the conversation, but okay.
Quote:Purchasing the services of a prostitute has no negative effect on anyone but the spurned spouse. If she can live with it, what concern or business is it of anyone else?
Most of the reasons prostitution is illegal is to prevent human trafficking and imprisonment (think slavery). It's big business from what I understand in Russia and other countries. The sex trade is not a very honorable act. Also how disturbing these people can't find woman interested in them outside of prostitution rings? I've met lots of ladies at work and friends I get along with swimmingly, and while both of us know nothing will ever come of our relationship, should the issue be pressed I know I could win a few of them over, not that I want too.
I can understand being out of town and wanting a "quickie" with no strings attached, however if married, you are violating a contract you made with your wife, correct? When I break a contract in real life, I am either finned or imprisoned, however marriage is obviously not taken seriously because people break this contract and their marriage license all the time without any consequence whatsoever. Like the term 'real-life' in reference to marriage? Because I think most people these days view marriage (and maybe life in general) as nothing more than a game played for their own amusement. Just my 2-cents.
"The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the self." -Albert Einsetin