He cherry picked on example of an industry (drugs) that is illegal. You can do thousands of other things, but becuase 1 is illegal we are going to equate the two? That is patently absurd.
Whether you believe drugs should be legal or not has absolutely no impact on what a poor example this was. Next are you going to argue that since America bans Doctors from providing assisted suicide we don't have a country open to entrepreneurship?
Unless we have anarchy, some things will be illegal. We still have a free market/capitalist society. I don't think you can be a pot dealer and act shocked, SHOCKED! when the police come knocking at your door and arrest you. Everyone knows it is illegal, and it is illegal in nearly all forms. Whether that is a good or bad decision is besides the point. Now, if I made an iPhone app and the police came knocking at the door, I would truly be shocked.
That is a completely different scenario than all businesses breaking some laws and the constant threat of police locking you up no matter what industry you are in. It's the difference between living in a society where you go to jail for grand theft auto (obviously illegal) and one where you can go to jail for vague reasons at the whim of the state (did you even do anything illegal?).
Put it in perspective, the guy in the BBC story sold milk.
Whether you believe drugs should be legal or not has absolutely no impact on what a poor example this was. Next are you going to argue that since America bans Doctors from providing assisted suicide we don't have a country open to entrepreneurship?
Unless we have anarchy, some things will be illegal. We still have a free market/capitalist society. I don't think you can be a pot dealer and act shocked, SHOCKED! when the police come knocking at your door and arrest you. Everyone knows it is illegal, and it is illegal in nearly all forms. Whether that is a good or bad decision is besides the point. Now, if I made an iPhone app and the police came knocking at the door, I would truly be shocked.
That is a completely different scenario than all businesses breaking some laws and the constant threat of police locking you up no matter what industry you are in. It's the difference between living in a society where you go to jail for grand theft auto (obviously illegal) and one where you can go to jail for vague reasons at the whim of the state (did you even do anything illegal?).
Put it in perspective, the guy in the BBC story sold milk.