So the argument as to whether or not something is bad hinges upon what may possibly replace it? So if a study showed that when police cracked down on physical assaults there was then a rise in murder we should then say “well getting beat up is not so bad, at least they didn’t kill me” ? BS.
Maybe they could find more countries to study?
“In fact, studies show that in at least one country where child labor was suddenly banned, prostitution increased.”