Mike, as usual we are left wondering who is taking the piss. The listers with there glib postings or the people who want us to help free a drugs dealer. As for me knowing better, as Nigel suggested, I really don't understand half of what Nigel is actually saying. I'm sure I said 'the evil drugs trade'. Drugs can't be evil, it's the evil of the peolple dealing with these drugs and the evil and misery that is caused by people dealing in these drugs. Or am I off key again. Ask the victim's families of drug crazed killers. See what they have to say on the subject. Or maybe Nigel has a ready made answer. Thirkers
On 28 May 2010, at 13:42, Nigel Barber wrote: > Drugs aren't evil, and the worst one I've tried is the one that's legal. > > The US sponsored worldwide prohibition of drugs has led to 1000x more deaths > than from the substances themselves. It's a silent holocaust, a tragic folly > that provides convenient villains for tabloids and politicians. > > Graham, you should know better. > > > Nigel. > > > On 28 May 2010 11:54, Graham Thirkill <[email protected]> wrote: > If all governments had been as severe as the Phillipine Government maybe the > world wouldn't be in the sorry state it is in because of drugs and drug > related crime. > The latest prostitution case in Sheffield is drug related. Most serious > crimes are drug > related. Most evil of crimes committed today are drug related. Sorry lads, I > am all for > stamping out the evil drug trade in whatever manner any country chooses to > adopt. > Mostly these people know what they are doing and do it anyhow, greed and no > respect > for your kids or mine as long as they make a quick pound or two. They get > what they > deserve. If you can't do the time don't do the crime. > Maybe a harsh response but that's me on the subject. > Thirkers > > ============== > > On 28 May 2010, at 09:52, John Lee wrote: > > > http://www.wetherbynews.co.uk/wetherby/Thalidomide-victim39s-Filipino-jail-39living.6309350.jp > > > > http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article7127768.ece > > > > Just want to bring to your attention the plight of Billy Burton, an old > > mate of mine who's now done 18 years in a Phillipine jail for drug > > smuggling, and seen his sentence increase to 40 years! Don't condone what > > he did, but 18 years already is way more than enough. Some of you may have > > seen Billy at games, home and away, with me and certainly with Ted Heaton > > (Tadcaster boys!!). Billy was always as daft as a brush, and stories about > > him are the stuff of legend! You'll see that the old King of the Kop, Gary > > Edwards, has also given him support in the Wetherby News piece (well you > > will if you buy the hardcopy, where there are 2 whole pages on him). > > > > If there's any way you can support the campaign to get a cracking lad back > > home then please do so. > > > > Cheers > > > > John > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > > Leedslist mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away > > > > -- > blog.mindbrix.co.uk/2010/01/20/zoomable-gallery/ > www.concentrichron.com > -- > > Mindbrix -- Dream it, draw it, build it, love it > > 69 Derby Street > Beeston > Nottingham > NG9 2LG > > +44 7905 311 352 > [email protected] > www.mindbrix.co.uk > Skype: ntbarber > twitter.com/mindbrix _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
