On 6/16/06, Gruss Gott wrote: > I advocate a solution a la the Netherlands and Switzerland. As you > pointed out, you know a few addicts, therefore prevention via > legislation has failed. Further, the threat of jail does not deter a > crack addict who needs crack: both for the use of crack and for the > illegal acts the may do to get the crack.
I said recovered. But I might have to pop into the old neighborhood to confirm some of them. I agree jail isn't a deterrent but why would regulating it change anything? Crack heads never seem to get enough so nothing different except you allowed them to get addicted in the first place. > By legalizing drugs you remove the power from drug dealers and put it > back in the hands of the people. Further you provide a treatment path > for those that want it without fear of prosecution. Thirdly, you > ensure that an addict can acquire drugs without resorting to robbery > or murder. But we already do that with morphine, we regulate and we have treatment programs. Yet we still have heroin, why didn't it just go away? > As for the addicts themselves, well, you voted to make them felons not > me. Felons can't vote or own guns. You actively favor categorizing > illegal drug users as felons. I don't. I'm not sure what you're talking about. Aren't criminal charges based on the type and quantity of drugs and not the personal addiction? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:209659 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
