jps wrote:
On Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:54:24 -0400, wrote:
On Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:24:02 -0400, Gene
wrote:
On Wed, 5 Aug 2009 10:26:06 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:
The loser who shot those women at that gym was frustrated cuz he
couldn't get any sex. I wonder how ,many other crimes are committed
by frustrated losers. If prostitution was legal, I think we'd have a
much calmer society.
Likewise, many illegal drugs should be totally legal. Pot is mostly
harmless but we put people in prison for it, what madness and waste of
money. How many lives are lost due to pot being illegal? Cocaine
should also be legal for similar reasons.
Drug enforcement is a huge business and helps feed the prison-
industrial complex. This is not a Liberal vs Conservative issue
because both sides have vested interests in keeping the huge drug
enforcement industry and prison industry going.
It's a case of too many laws and not enough good sense.
For the most part, I agree. However, I'm a bit torn about drugs that
are highly addictive. I think there is no doubt that there will be a
cost to society. I wonder how that would be offset with the hit
organized crime would take, tax revenues, and the relief our law
enforcement folks and courts would see.....
This is not a political decision. It is a decision based on perceived
"morality." Politicking will emanate from the pulpit.
I think the most compelling reason to do this is to remove the
motivation for a lot of crime. What would the border gangs do if there
was no illegal drug trade?
It would certainly allow pot smokers to buy American. If CNBC is right
the best pot in the world comes from Northern California.
You might even find they can grow coca bushes here.
Shut all that international narco traffic and out flow of dollars
down. Sounds like a win-win to me. I certainly don't think there is a
junkie here who can't score now. We might as well keep those dollars
at home.
Pot is one thing, cocaine is something completely else. Highly
addictive and crazy making. Not in favor.
Pot and prostitution would be enough to tip the balance in the right
direction but the smugglers would then concentrate on cocaine and
heroin.
Don't think helping people destroy their lives is a good answer.
All of you guys are wrong. Decriminalize EVERYTHING, stop the market
for illegal drugs, and try to educate and reform drug abusers, instead
of forcing them to go to those who want them to continue using drugs.
--
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq.
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