Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do: The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in a Free Society - Softcover

Peter McWilliams

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0931580587 ISBN 13: 9780931580581

Publisher: Prelude Press, 1996

Synopsis

A refresher course on rights and personal freedom. What is your position on prostitution, pornography, gambling and other victimless crimes? This book will make readers consider their rights and the rights of others in a more humanistic and caring way.

About this title

About the Author:

McWilliams was a self-help pioneer who later became an advocate for medical marijuana.

From Publishers Weekly:

Obsessed with a personal freedom that some would consider license, McWilliams ( How to Survive the Loss of a Love ) here contends that consensual crimes--those involving drugs, gambling, sex and unusual religious practices, among them--should be allowed if they do not physically harm others or their property. In this overlong, diffuse but often entertaining book, studded with illustrations and quotations from the likes of Elvis Presley and Saint Augustine, the author argues that not only are our constitutional rights violated by punishment for such crimes, but that enforcing ineffectual, costly laws results in the needless jailing of thousands each year, and yield suffering and social discrimination for many harmless non-conformists. Meanwhile, he wrongfully claims, violence, robbery and corruption go largely unpunished. Citing historical precedents and extensively analyzing the Bible, McWilliams calls for a "politics of change" that would separate law from religion and morality, and that would honor diversity. 100,000 first printing; $300,000 ad/promo; first serial to Playboy.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Prelude Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0931580587
• ISBN 13: 9780931580581
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 692