People prey on other people. That’s the simple truth. Laws and enforcement counter this.
There are millions of people in prison for victimless crimes. There are millions and millions of people that are lifetime felons unable to access work, housing, education because they were caught with a bag of weed.
Violent crimes don't need 10,000 pages of legal code and that's exactly what most states have for all sorts of laws that veer far off from keeping people safe.
You are technically a criminal and me probably more so for the use and brewing of your own steroids, of keeping raws on hand. Are you hurting anyone from this action, when I go to my bathroom to inject am I causing anyone harm? Should I be arrested and charged with a 3rd degree felony for doing something in the privacy of my own home?
Having what used to be called Peace Officers to keep bad guys in check does't exist anymore. We now have militarized cops armed like they're going to battle on the streets and yet only 26 cops are shot in the line of duty every year. While over a thousand people are shot by the cops every year. So something is up and it's not good.
When a cop sets up speed traps in a 30mph zone through a stretch of desolate road that has no pedestrians, are they keeping people safe or are they "preying" on citizens.