Its wrong to ban people from using something simply because other people will use it in an illegal way.
Be carefull when you say that. Do you really mean it? If you do, you must agree with every one of the following statements:
It's wrong to keep people from buying, selling, possessing surveillance equipment (bugs, parabolic mikes, etc.) just because some people might use it illegally.
It's wrong to keep people from possessing, using, selling drugs (any drugs!) because other people might abuse it.
It's wrong to disallow people from owning, carrying, selling guns (any guns, any place, for any reason!) becasue other people might abuse them.
It's wrong to illegalize anything (as long as the method of production isn't illegal) just because someone might (no matter how easily) abuse it.
If you agree with that, great. I certainly do. But if you disagree with any of those statements, you can't truly support that position.
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Be carefull when you say that. Do you really mean it? If you do, you must agree with every one of the following statements:
It's wrong to keep people from buying, selling, possessing surveillance equipment (bugs, parabolic mikes, etc.) just because some people might use it illegally.
It's wrong to keep people from possessing, using, selling drugs (any drugs!) because other people might abuse it.
It's wrong to disallow people from owning, carrying, selling guns (any guns, any place, for any reason!) becasue other people might abuse them.
It's wrong to illegalize anything (as long as the method of production isn't illegal) just because someone might (no matter how easily) abuse it.
If you agree with that, great. I certainly do. But if you disagree with any of those statements, you can't truly support that position.