Who do we target?

When trying to rid society of various vices or dangers, who should we hold responsilble, the consumer, the supplier or the producer?

Let's look at the arguments:

Consumer:

  • They are easy to prosecute
  • If there are no consumers, the producers will go away.
  • There are too many of them to get them all.

Supplier:

  • There are fewer suppliers than consumers.
  • Without distribution, the producers cannot get their product to market.
  • It is not really the supplier's fault, they simply allow people to get what they want.

Producer:

  • They are easy to find.
  • Without producers the consumers simply will have to do without.
  • Major corporations have major lawyers who provide major protection.

So who should we target?