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Famous Examples of ﻿Victimless Crimes
One famous example of a victimless crime is the prohibition. From 1920 to 1933 the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol for consumption was banned nationally. Even though this was a crime people still wanted alcohol so nobody was the victim while it was being commited. This was a victimless crime because it was illegal and nobody could be named the victim.



Paris Hilton is another famous example of a victimless crime. She has been found with cocaine. Paris Hilton is a drug addict. When a person does drugs, they do it for themselves. They want to have and smoke the drugs. Nobody elses rights are being threatened by her doing cocaine. Paris Hilton is doing a victimless crime because nobody else is being hurt while she is doing this.



Heidi Fleiss is a famous example of a victimless crime. Heidi Fleiss is also known as "Madam Hollywood". She managed a prostitution ring. She had a group of girls that worked under her as prostitutes. Prostitution is a crime. People that pay for a prostitute can't be named as the victim. This can be called a victimless crime because nobody can be named the victim while it is being commited.