XPost: uk.politics.drugs, uk.legal   
   From: invalid@invalid.com   
      
   "Aidy"  wrote in message   
   news:Nu6dnRVPkZQXw8HXnZ2dnUVZ8t2dnZ2d@bt.com...   
   > "Mr X"  wrote in message   
   > news:h3hilh$kvl$1@frank-exchange-of-views.oucs.ox.ac.uk...   
   >   
   >> Beacuse it isn't a genuine LV bag, but a fake.   
   >   
   > Exactly.  It is an item of lower quality, but because it is cheaper people   
   > will buy it despite the original, full-quality item being available.  Why   
   > would drugs be any different?  People will still go to dealers who are   
   > offering a lower-quality product cut with who-knows-what because it will   
   > be cheaper.   
   >   
   So why are there no illegal alcohol dealers?  Why are there no illegal   
   pharmacies selling antibiotics cheaper than the NHS charge?  Why are there   
   no illegal food dealers undercutting supermarket prices? Why are there no   
   illegal abortion clinics still running?   
      
   >> Hardly anybody would use an illegal drugs dealer if well tested drugs   
   >> could be purchased from a chemist   
   >   
   > So why do people buy pirate DVDs and fake LV bags when the originals are   
   > available in the shops?   
   >   
   Beacuse they don't see a difference in quality and a defective item is   
   unlikely to cause serious damage.  I'm sure they wouldn't buy illegal   
   alcohol.   
      
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