> Sam wrote: > Don't most states have laws making possession of small amounts just a > fine and not a crime? I know NY and NV do. >
They do, but those laws don't override federal law so if the feds want to, they can still prosecute. > This makes no sense. Three strikes means three felony convictions, not > smoking three joints in a lifetime. > Is it felony? Or just convictions. > Using drugs doesn't make you a felon. Getting caught and going through > the system, which includes making deals, or going to trial determines > that. > Wait, so things that are illegal are only "bad" if you get caught? So you're ok with drug use as long as nobody is caught in the act? How about theft? Is it ok as long as you're not caught? Or murder? Ok, as long as you're not caught? So OJ is a great guy? There's only 2 viewpoints here: 1.) You view drug use/abuse as a criminal issue. Therefore anyone that uses, whether they get caught or not, is a criminal and therefore not a responsible citizen. They are someone society should shun, thus the illegality of their actions. 2.) You view drug use/abuse as a health care issue. Therefore anyone that uses needs education and possibly treatment to cure their addiction and/or help them understand the consequences and/or possibilities of their use. I obviously view illegal drug abuse as a health problem which does not judge the users. You seem to advocate the criminal view which does derogatorily judge the users. And, in the end, I think this issue is tied to a general philosophy: do you view government as the 1st line solution to social problems? Social conservatives do, and even define non-problems as problems such as Gay Marriage. For example, what credible studies show Gay Marriage threatens heterosexual marriage more than other factors such as infidelity?. None, so why is it a problem? Yet social conservatives want to make it illegal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:209715 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
