>...what about those who get addicted to *legal* drugs? >i mean, vodka is illegal in kuwait, marijuina in usa,
I don't think so Tim (marijuana in the USA) Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mishka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Pentax K 28mm f2.0 Lens > what about those who get addicted to *legal* drugs? > i mean, vodka is illegal in kuwait, marijuina in usa, either is legal > in netherlands, > and so on... > i am not sure "legal" or "illegal" is meaningful when it applies to > a single person consumption. > > that aside, people use substances for a number of reasons, many of > those are quite > legitimate, considering the alternatives (like, getting drunk vs > jumping off the bridge). > making blanket statements is not a very smart thing to do. > > besides, are you so sure about "negative light by society at large"? -- > i am not sure, eg, pot is viewed very negatively by society (not > government) here. > > best, > mishka > > On 2/15/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Another example. >> >> A person that gets addicted to illegal drugs is at least aware of the >> dangers to some degree, and is aware that is viewed in a negative light >> by >> society at large. They go ahead and make the choice to use the substance >> and there life eventually goes to hell because of their choices. Yes >> it's a >> sad state of affairs and they should be helped, but it was by and large >> their choices that got them where they're at and no one else. >> >> An innocent victim is somebody that's crossing the street with the signal >> and gets hit by the bus that runs the red light. People can also be >> victims, but sometimes they are victims of their own behavior. >> >> >> Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
