I think I see a possible slippery slope based on between consenting adults, although EDIT: based on the above it was not be the one Konkvistador was thinking of.
Presumably clearly illegal:
Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into doing me as many favors as I want using a magical mind control ring that has a 99.9% success rate. (Obviously, these are not consenting adults!)
Currently legal:
Let’s say I advertise to thousands of people into buying a product of mine using a variety of technological devices and methods which altogether takes several days to fully work, but it only has a 50% success rate. (Obviously, these are consenting adults!)
Incremental steps:
Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into buying a product of mine using a variety of technological devices and methods which altogether takes several days to fully work, but it only has a 50% success rate.
Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into doing me a single favor using a variety of technological devices and methods which altogether takes several days to fully work, but it only has a 50% success rate.
Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into doing me a single favor using a variety of technological devices and methods which altogether takes several days to fully work but it has a 99.9% success rate.
Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into doing me a single favor using a technological mind control helmet which takes several days to fully work, but it has a 99.9% success rate.
Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into doing me as many favors as I want using a technological mind control helmet which takes several days to fully work, but it has a 99.9% success rate.
Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into doing me as many favors as I want using a technological mind control helmet which takes several days to fully work but it has a 99.9% success rate.
Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into doing me as many favors as I want using a technological mind control helmet that has a 99.9% success rate.
And back to presumably clearly illegal:
Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into doing me as many favors as I want using a magical mind control ring that has a 99.9% success rate.
Based on the question, at which specific step do I go to far? I don’t immediately have a good answer, so at least at first glance it seems like a slippery slope.
I think I see a possible slippery slope based on between consenting adults, although EDIT: based on the above it was not be the one Konkvistador was thinking of.
Presumably clearly illegal: Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into doing me as many favors as I want using a magical mind control ring that has a 99.9% success rate. (Obviously, these are not consenting adults!)
Currently legal: Let’s say I advertise to thousands of people into buying a product of mine using a variety of technological devices and methods which altogether takes several days to fully work, but it only has a 50% success rate. (Obviously, these are consenting adults!)
Incremental steps: Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into buying a product of mine using a variety of technological devices and methods which altogether takes several days to fully work, but it only has a 50% success rate.
Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into doing me a single favor using a variety of technological devices and methods which altogether takes several days to fully work, but it only has a 50% success rate.
Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into doing me a single favor using a variety of technological devices and methods which altogether takes several days to fully work but it has a 99.9% success rate.
Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into doing me a single favor using a technological mind control helmet which takes several days to fully work, but it has a 99.9% success rate.
Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into doing me as many favors as I want using a technological mind control helmet which takes several days to fully work, but it has a 99.9% success rate.
Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into doing me as many favors as I want using a technological mind control helmet which takes several days to fully work but it has a 99.9% success rate.
Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into doing me as many favors as I want using a technological mind control helmet that has a 99.9% success rate.
And back to presumably clearly illegal: Let’s say I mind control thousands of people into doing me as many favors as I want using a magical mind control ring that has a 99.9% success rate.
Based on the question, at which specific step do I go to far? I don’t immediately have a good answer, so at least at first glance it seems like a slippery slope.