Drugs and Morality

Argumentative Essay # 58397

Criminology > Drugs Enforcement
English > Argument
Law > Criminal

Drugs and Morality

Argues that drug laws should be morally enforced as they infringe on the security and welfare of the public.

2,086 words () | 11 sources | MLA | 2005

Paper Summary:

While the paper argues against the concept of morality laws as an infringement upon civil liberties and human rights, it maintains that drug laws are an acceptable and legitimate form of morality laws. This is due to the fact that drug addiction is not an entirely private behavior, as it can lead to criminal public behavior that threatens the welfare of society, harming nations economically and threatening the lives and property of citizens.

From the Paper:

"The logic behind laws should be the protection of society's welfare, but never through interference with issues of morality, unless they involve behaviours and practices that are of harm to others. In this context, laws should not try to address issues which relate to private sexual behaviour, regardless of how bizarre or unusual the majority views that behaviour. This is because, as long as it occurs between consenting adults and has no harmful effect on others, legal interference would undermine the doctrine of liberty and individual freedom. Many drug users and others who are sympathetic to their lifestyle choice, argue that the same principle should apply to drug use. Supporters of drug legalization maintain that use should be a matter of individual choice and that government interference with the right to decide on whether or not to use drugs, conflicts with the concept of liberty."