Writes Johnny Kramer: "I subscribe to Reference.com's this day in history email, and I thought you'd enjoy today's fact. This is shockingly accurate, and the last sentence especially is outstanding. I love seeing this sort of thing in mainstream outlets not geared toward libertarians.

"Fact of the Day: victimless crime

"A victimless crime is one in which the accused has not acted in a manner harmful to another. In other words, nothing was stolen; no property damaged; no other party was hurt -- no other real person, that is. What has occurred is this: The accused has broken some 'shall' or 'shall not' statute of law. In all such cases the state assumes the role of victim, no matter that in most cases the accused is the real victim and the state the assailant."