Is it ethical?

[J-Ri]

Originally Posted by fredjacksonsan

But, overall....is it ethical to change your location in order to do something that's illegal where you are? I think not, since you're obviously skirting the rules, or rather, not adhering to the socially accepted behavior for where you live.

Is it ethical to go from the street into a bar to drink, since doing so is illegal on the street in most, if not all, places?

Is it ethical to go to a casino to gamble large sums of money, even if it is two blocks away? Here in Iowa, the max at your own house is $50 total. That means 5 people playing poker can have a buy-in of $10 at the most.

Is it ethical to move to a location where something is legal? If one had a disease that had symptoms that were best treated by medicinal marijuana, would it be ethical for them to move to a state where marijuana could be prescribed by a medical doctor?

[ericn1300]

Originally Posted by J-Ri

Is it ethical to go from the street into a bar to drink, since doing so is illegal on the street in most, if not all, places?

Is it ethical to go to a casino to gamble large sums of money, even if it is two blocks away? Here in Iowa, the max at your own house is $50 total. That means 5 people playing poker can have a buy-in of $10 at the most.

Is it ethical to move to a location where something is legal? If one had a disease that had symptoms that were best treated by medicinal marijuana, would it be ethical for them to move to a state where marijuana could be prescribed by a medical doctor?

Is it unethical to isolate or outlaw certain behaviors? Is it unethical to outlaw gambling or murder.? Is it unethical to limit the consumption of alcohol to areas where it may be restricted to adults? All societies have ethical boundaries. You may be able to move to a place where what you want to do might not be considered illegal but it might still be unethical, and there will still be other ethical considerations when you arrive there.

And I always get pissed when I hear someone ask “is that legal”. Everything is legal unless proscribed by law, the question should be “isn't that illegal?”.