http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/07/criminalizing_r.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:18:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/07/criminalizing_r.html/comment-page-1#comment-48049 A.W. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:02:00 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/07/criminalizing-risky-sexual-behavior-some-more-evidence.html#comment-48049 This is a little off subject, but I always thought it was a bad idea to accept what i call "S&M" defenses. As in, "sure i was choking her, but it was a game, so i am not guilty of murder." It seems in protecting bizarre conduct, we endanger all citizens by making crime harder to punish. I am not saying you shouldn't be allowed to play your kinky games, but at your own risk. This is a little off subject, but I always thought it was a bad idea to accept what i call “S&M” defenses. As in, “sure i was choking her, but it was a game, so i am not guilty of murder.” It seems in protecting bizarre conduct, we endanger all citizens by making crime harder to punish. I am not saying you shouldn’t be allowed to play your kinky games, but at your own risk.

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