I have libertarian leanings, but do not subscribe to the ‘victimless crime’ syndrome.
Why?
Because you, dear reader, or I, do something somewhere, and we must own up to it, every day. It’s called personal responsibility, and NOT Flip Wilson’s “The Devil Made me Do it!”
It is NOT the ‘responsibility of government to be our daddy or sugar daddy, our nanny, our nursemaid, our wetnurse’. That responsibility falls on the shoulder of each of us in the human race, period.
‘Prohibition’, in it’s time, showed what foibles the federal government can do, and how it was ineffectual, for a long time, in fighting organized crime.
‘The War Against Drugs’ ... How much money has been thrown at that wall, and can you say it has been successful, or not? It is no folly, that the federal government prospered under this war, by becoming bigger and more expensive, and with more lawyers and staff, than might have been needed, if the ‘war’ actually meant we captured, and shot the offenders, right off. less trials, less juries, less prison facilities necessary, and the word would get out quickly, too. But, nooooooo, that is not what happened, is it?
‘Prostitution’ ... the oldest profession will never go away, as long as mankind exists. If the federal government wanted to, it could TAX the operations, overnight. Think of it. Less chance of disease, maybe. Less chance of detectives making dossiers on cheating husbands, since it is a sanctioned business enterprise and legal, with the attached less chance of divorce cases, (oops less lawyers).
‘Stoop sitting welfare’ ... no work, no eat, even a part time job sweeping streets ... unless your name is Manuel and you snuck across the border, then you get zip.
‘Illegal Invasion Acroos Our borders’ ... we have been at war with terrorists, and have seen recent open threats of those wishing to destroy America. Any and all invaders should be shot, in the light of national security, period.
There is no such thing as a victimless crime, because somebody doing something to harm someone, and I do not think calling them names is a crime, in some fashion, has got to own up to it. child abuse, spousal abuse, elderly absue, doctor malpractice, hospital malpractice, cops invading ol’ granny at 2 a.m., any federal agency not operating within the Constitution, somebody had to start that, by voice, or in ink.
As do all the people taking jabs at libertarian principles in this thread.
I would like to address this point. Are you familiar with the concept of a logistical growth curve?
My ability to answer your question is going to be heavily dependent upon whether you understand what happens in a logistical growth function and why.
Every single thing you named is a crime with a victim.