# What's the worst thing a person can do and NOT break the law? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 3, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-and-not-break-the-law/833438 "2019-05-03T20:09:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-and-not-break-the-law/833438/61 "2019-05-07T18:55:09Z")
> [@Ignotus](#): > > Arguably, bringing your children up to fear eternal punishment in hell. Well, that isnt\* that \*horrible, but how about those Mormon-like cults, where the women are treated like breeding machines, and indoctrinated that polygamy and marrying much younger girls and even daughters is perfectly normal and even required by God? Where The boys are kicked out of the compound so that the patriarchs can have more woment f=to sexuall domainate? Where the rest of the “wives” go on welfare so the Patriarch doesnt have to work? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-and-not-break-the-law/833438/62 "2019-05-07T18:56:42Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > True, but trespassing someone is beyond trivial, then you can’t go there anymore. If you want to shop there (or Sam’s), you have to play their game. ?? At membership stores that can ban you, but afaik, they can’t do anything at Walmart. ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-and-not-break-the-law/833438/63 "2019-05-07T18:59:46Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > ?? > > At membership stores that can ban you, but afaik, they can’t do anything at Walmart. I’m sure if you tried hard enough you could get permanently banned from the premises. Get creative! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-and-not-break-the-law/833438/64 "2019-05-08T14:08:32Z")
Any religion that tells women they are not good enough to lead it gets my vote. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-and-not-break-the-law/833438/65 "2019-05-08T17:34:42Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > My first reaction is running for political office. > [@Velocity](#): > > How do you propose we should get senators, representatives, governors and presidents? Sorry; this thread dropped off my radar. The same way the Amish pick their Parsons; draw a name out of a hat. How much worse could random chance be than what we often get now? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Dayoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Anita\_Dayoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Dayoff)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-and-not-break-the-law/833438/66 "2019-05-08T18:12:18Z")
The damage done to all the people forever left to deal with the consequences. ---
**Author:** ![Mirtha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/67e7ee/32.png) [@Mirtha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirtha)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-and-not-break-the-law/833438/67 "2019-05-08T18:23:14Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > This seems like an easy question but the best I can come up with is infidelity or possibly corporal punishment. Death by own hand aka suicide ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-and-not-break-the-law/833438/68 "2019-05-08T18:28:53Z")
> [@Anita\_Dayoff](#): > > The damage done to all the people forever left to deal with the consequences. This is another version of the “suicide is selfish” logic. It’s selfish for people to demand that a suicidal person remain alive in his/her agony so that they won’t have to deal with the pain of his/her departure. They’re essentially demanding, “\*\*You \*\*must remain alive for \*\*my \*\*sake, no matter how hard a time you’re having.” ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-and-not-break-the-law/833438/69 "2019-05-08T18:50:09Z")
> [@Mirtha](#): > > Death by own hand aka suicide Does this also apply to people who pursue medical aid in dying? ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-and-not-break-the-law/833438/70 "2019-05-08T21:07:43Z")
Actually, in many areas, suicide is _not_ legal,and you get caught trying, they will sentence you to life. ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-and-not-break-the-law/833438/71 "2019-05-08T23:29:16Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > This is another version of the “suicide is selfish” logic. It’s selfish for people to demand that a suicidal person remain alive in his/her agony so that they won’t have to deal with the pain of his/her departure. They’re essentially demanding, “\*\*You \*\*must remain alive for \*\*my \*\*sake, no matter how hard a time you’re having.” As someone who’s been desperate enough to try, I heartily second. In playing the old Philosophy 101 game of “no such thing as an altruistic act,” I’d argue that \*not \*committing suicide disproved it. You’re living in misery, and if anyone notices, the best you’ll get is a “cheer up!” ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-and-not-break-the-law/833438/72 "2019-05-09T04:18:14Z")
> [@Anita\_Dayoff](#): > > The damage done to all the people forever left to deal with the consequences. And so people must keep suffering to spare others’ feelings? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-and-not-break-the-law/833438.md?page=3)