[Superman]

Okay, I read JH's beloved post on Page 2 which is the latest in a nearly unbroken string of lucid and insightful observations. He says revenue-generating enforcement of victimless crime laws does nothing to make society more secure and that's true. I would further assert that this kind of enforcement does more than fail to promote security. It increases danger. It erodes citizens' ability to connect dangerous decisions with legal sanctions. Take Interstate driving, for example. Drivers have figured out that virtually the only way to get a citation on an Interstate is to speed (which everyone does anyway). This makes drivers feel that, since everyone is speeding, citations are issued at random, and not for unsafe behavior. The connection between safety and citations is not made. Further, infractions other than speeding are not important, so as long as there are no radar guns around, driving is a free-for-all. Lane changes without signaling, camping at a slow speed in the passing lane is perfectly fine and creates an empty lane in front of you, which is relaxing. Et cetera. While the focus continues to be drawn away from public safety toward revenue generation, anarchy is promoted.