The use of exogenous substances is an example of crime created by legislation where there is no apparent victim other than consenting participants or consumers. Smoking cigarettes and drinking excessive amounts of alcohol are considered to be dangerous and harmful to people who do it. However, with the harm principles, id a person’s actions only affect himself, then society, which includes the government, should not be able to stop a person form doing what he wants. This could mean that his actions perhaps harm the person himself; but his actions is his own responsibility. But harming oneself can cause harm to other and even, in a small way, society as a whole. But he did not state that all self-harm should be allowed. With this in mind, drinking excessive amounts of alcohol could create disorder, but he has a right to security; it weakens and demoralizes society, but he has a right to intellectual development. …show more content…
However, we can ban drunken behaviour that causes harm. Devlin talks about preventing harm to society; however, he is incorrect because trying to control as society is hard because there will be an out group who will disobey. Therefore, Mill’s concept of the harm principle is rather more correct because giving individuals the right, will learn how to control and not be angered by being forced to do what they cannot do as long as they do not hurt another. Another example that harm is used it