Quote Originally Posted by Gary View Post
Harm to others should be the dividing line between that which is legal and that which is not.

There are actions which are clearly harmful to others and these should be felonies.

Then there is the grey area where harm to others is debatable and these should be at most misdemeanors.

OK, not so hypothetical question....if McDonalds makes "food" with little nutrition and a lot of fat and sugar, markets it really well (as they do), and therefore are a partial cause in the increase in diabetes and other diseases, does this constitute harm to a perhaps not so bright person (who may otherwise be an upstanding member of the community)? If it does, what is the solution? It's that fine line between a corporations "right" to make money and the publics "right" to be protected. We can't be expected to be educated in everything we eat or do. Do we?