General Discussion

I would guess most all people would say that they support people's right to choose how they want to live as long as they are not hurting other people, but there is usually a limit I have noticed.

This isn't about abortion or same sex marriage but more extreme topics that people do not often talk about.

So I want to get peoples opinions on the folowing, how much would you be willing to allow?

Social

Drug legalization

Prostitution legalization

Polyamorous marriage (multiple men or women)

Incestial marriage (among adults of course)

Beastiality

Necrophilia (pre-mortem consent given)

Consentual cannibalism

Consentual death matches (for personal matters or entertainment)

Suicide (as is should we stop someone trying to kill themselves, assuming they were not going to hurt others in the process)

Economics

Gambiling

Taking a job for less than minimum wage

Not taking any health issurance (whether social or market based insurance)

It will be interesting to see what people pick.

Originally posted by CactusmanX

Social

Drug legalization

Can't stop it so might as well regulate it.

Prostitution legalization

Same as above.

Polyamorous marriage (multiple men or women)

No

Incestial marriage (among adults of course)

No

Beastiality

No, sheep can't agree to that.

Necrophilia (pre-mortem consent given)

No, dead can't agree to that.

Consentual cannibalism

No, that's just sick.

Consentual death matches (for personal matters or entertainment)

... Ah

Suicide (as is should we stop someone trying to kill themselves, assuming they were not going to hurt others in the process)

 For the mentally ill no, to end suffering yes.

Economics

Gambiling

Can't stop it might as well regulate it.

Taking a job for less than minimum wage

... Ah?

Not taking any health issurance (whether social or market based insurance)

That's a tuff one because if said individual gets sick someone will have to pay for them.  I'm not about forcing people into things but this one is a yes/maybe.

Originally posted by CactusmanX

Social

Drug legalization - No

Prostitution legalization - No

Polyamorous marriage (multiple men or women) - I wouldn't support or oppose it.

Incestial marriage (among adults of course) - No.

Beastiality - Does the animal consent? Just kidding, hell no.

Necrophilia (pre-mortem consent given) No. No. And No!

Consentual cannibalism - How does one consent to cannibalism? But no, I would not support that.

Consentual death matches (for personal matters or entertainment) - No.

Suicide (as is should we stop someone trying to kill themselves, assuming they were not going to hurt others in the process) It's not my choice to determine if someone should kill themselves or live. I don't support it as it is the coward's way out, however.

Economics

Gambiling - Yes

Taking a job for less than minimum wage - As long as they pay taxes and do so LEGALLY.

Not taking any health issurance (whether social or market based insurance)

 I would not take insurance if the service was affordable. But, I would keep my private insurance. I would never go on socialized medical plans.

It will be interesting to see what people pick.

 

Originally posted by CactusmanX

Social

Drug legalization

NO

Prostitution legalization

NO

Polyamorous marriage (multiple men or women)

NO

Incestial marriage (among adults of course)

WTF, No

Beastiality

WTF x4 NO

Necrophilia (pre-mortem consent given)

WTF x8 NO

Consentual cannibalism

OMFG No

Consentual death matches (for personal matters or entertainment)

Depends

Suicide (as is should we stop someone trying to kill themselves, assuming they were not going to hurt others in the process)

Yes we should stop people from killing themselves lol

Economics

Gambiling

Yes and No. Depends.

Taking a job for less than minimum wage

People do that everyday. Waiters

Not taking any health issurance (whether social or market based insurance)

People do this too

 

It will be interesting to see what people pick.

 

What hell have you been watching, Beastmaster? If those laws went into effect we would be living in Amsterdam or in Beastmaster world lol

Social

Drug legalization---maybe if there are age restrictions and absolutely no government funded support of the addicts.  No welfare for someone caught using drugs and no government paid for rehabilitation.

Prostitution legalization---I'm not horrified at the idea but all things considered I think it's probably better not to.

Polyamorous marriage (multiple men or women)---no

Incestial marriage (among adults of course)---no

Beastiality---absolutely not

Necrophilia (pre-mortem consent given)---absolutely not and anyone caught doing it should be casterated.

Consentual cannibalism---absolutely not

Consentual death matches (for personal matters or entertainment)---Do you mean dueling to the death?  If that's what you mean then, yes, I would be ok with that if both parties agreed and neither were being coerced into it.  They should probably each have to go to a courthouse separately and sign an agreement beforehand.

Suicide (as is should we stop someone trying to kill themselves, assuming they were not going to hurt others in the process)---Mmm, well, I don't think it needs to be illegal but it shouldn't be illegal to try to stop someone from killing themselves either.

Economics

Gambiling---I'm fine with it.

Taking a job for less than minimum wage---I don't think there should be a minimum wage.

Not taking any health issurance (whether social or market based insurance)---should always be a matter of choice.

Social

Drug legalization

A tough one.  There are good and bad things to both.  I might go with Marijuana only.  (No, I don't smoke it.)

Note: I've got friends who drink./drank and friends who smoke/smoked marijuana.  I don't care for the drinker friends very much and I've seen drinking ruin so many people's lives.  Marijuana, though if abused to much can be bad, isn't nearly as bad as drinking IMHO.

Prostitution legalization

Regulated, legal but restrictions.  Prostitutes must take a monthly (they pay) drug test and tested for sexually transmitted diseases.  Plus, random tests may occur.  They must be licensed and failing any test, or not doing the test, they lose their license.  Practicing prostitution without a license carries heavy penalties and fines (far more than what a prostitute has today).  

Note: No I wouldn't, nor do I need, to have a prostitute.

Polyamorous marriage (multiple men or women)

In a perfect society, with honesty and integrity, yes.  In this society? No.  To many pedophiles, sick individuals, mental abusers.  Polygamists have shown to be overally dominate, take on underage partners and so forth.  Plus, with our current population problems it only adds to it.

Beastiality

No. For one, it's morbid and sick and two you don't know if an animal wants to or not.   There are some sickos out there who would go around raping animals then say, "Well, beastility is legal so how can you prove I raped that animal? They cannot talk!"

Incestial marriage (among adults of course)

No.  Incest has been proven to lead to genetic diseases plus things as mentioned above could also occur.

Necrophilia (pre-mortem consent given)

No.  Next thing you know you'll have dead bodies at the movies stinking it up.

Consentual cannibalism

No, may lead to an appetite for it and targeting of unwilling participants.

Consentual death matches (for personal matters or entertainment)

No.  I believe that even brutal fighting (like UFC) is barbaric and something you wouldn't find in a truly civilized society.

Suicide (as is should we stop someone trying to kill themselves, assuming they were not going to hurt others in the process)

As mentioned before. Mentally ill, no (you cannot make a decision for them especially) but the suffering, yes.

Economics

Gambiling

Small, at home poker, yes.  Bigger gambling, organized, commercialized gambling, no.  Gambling often leads to fraud.  IMHO, Casinos are nothing more than dumb downed fraud that has a lucky winner every once in a while.  Besides home, hobby, small gambling I'm fine with it because in general your family isn't there to bleed you dry.

Taking a job for less than minimum wage

No.  Because if to many people did it then people would start losing the minimum wage, or higher, paid jobs.  It'd put people even further in the whole and it'd ruin other people's entire lives because they'd have to take a lower paid job just to have a job.

Not taking any health issurance (whether social or market based insurance)

IMHO, for profit Health Insurance and healthcare are conflicts of interest.  Nobody has a right to profit off your health and the very fact we tolerate it shows how we are really not as intelligent as we think we are. 

People don't get it. They are making profits off YOUR HEALTH.

I'm quite liberal, I don't mind most of it.

But that said, things like "Taking a job for less than minimum wage" is not okay. It results in a negative impact for society.

Originally posted by LackeyZero

I'm quite liberal, I don't mind most of it.

But that said, things like "Taking a job for less than minimum wage" is not okay. It results in a negative impact for society.

Well, then being the liberal that you are, I take it you are also against illegal immigration?

They take jobs both below minimum wage and under the table. I just had to throw that out there.