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Ethical decisions in cases involving anti-social behavior

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1. Which is more immoral: 1. A person who manufactures and uses crystal meth for recreational purposes at his house with no one around or 2. A person who refuses to use contraception, making babies that he or she cannot afford to raise or support or buy food or medical care for, expecting the taxpayer to pay for one's reproduction. Discuss your choice.

2. Why should a good society criminalize: 1. prostitution, 2. not wearing a seatbelt, 3. possessing beer in a dry county.

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This solution examines anti-social behavior such as drug use, irresponsible sexual activity, unsafe driving and alcohol consumption and attempts to determine which activity is more immoral than the others. Nearly 400 words of original text.

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1. Which is more immoral: 1. A person who manufactures and uses crystal meth for recreational purposes at his house with no one around or 2. A person who refuses to use contraception, making babies that he or she cannot afford to raise or support or buy food or medical care for, expecting the taxpayer to pay for one's reproduction. Discuss your choice.

The person making crystal meth is more immoral. First of all they are breaking the law to begin with. This shows a disregard for society and an anti-social behavior. Second I imagine the statistics would bear out ...

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