zed. As illustrated in the preceding examples, most laws are designed specifically to address crimes in which the distinction between an offender and a victim is clear. However, laws against so-called "victimless" crimes suggest that its intent exceeds that of mere protection. For instance, according to California Penal Code 286, "sodomy is sexual conduct consisting of contact between the!
             penis of one person and the anus of another person. Any sexual penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the crime of sodomy." Assuming that both persons involved in the "crime" of sodomy are consenting adults, the law is clearly protecting an imposed moral position rather than the rights of the parties involved. Simply speaking, such laws are created to push a predetermined ideology of morality upon the public as a whole.
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