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Naoko	May 3 2008, 07:37 AM
. Posts: 7,003 Group: Global Mod (Naoko) Member #7 Joined: August 3, 2006	Mr. Storm May 3 2008, 03:38 AM Quote: The whole theory behind marijuana being a "gateway drug" is purely environmental and psychological. Trying marijuana does not biologically make you want to try other drugs. It might put you in a druggie environment or make you think you want to try more, but that's purely based on the person and can be controlled. Controlled, perhaps, but that doesn't change the fact that it is still what you'd call a "gateway drug," considering how much that does happen. Quote: Cigarettes aren't a problem at all. Okay, so all the lung cancer and breathing problems aren't a problem. The fact that some of the unhealthiest cities in America became such due to the high amount of second hand smoke isn't a problem. We needs dictionary ohnoz. Quote: Alcohol is only a problem because DUI is such a light offense. DUI's current penalties should be dropped for something along the penalty lines of attempted murder, while a death caused by drunk driving should be murder. If you get behind the wheel while under the influence, you're basically saying you don't care if other people get hurt. Once people get thrown in jail for 20 years for driving under the influence of drugs/booze, and risk the death penalty/life without parole if they get in an accident, the effect of deterrence kicks in. I don't know about it being considered murder, although I agree to an extent. If someone killed someone I cared about because they were stupid and idiotic enough to get behind the wheel after being stupid enough to get drunk, I'd want them locked up. Drunk driving is one of the worst offenses in this country that gets off far too easily - it's like leaving babies in cars. Quote: Are you aware of the War on Drugs? We live in a prohibition-type period. People are dying to smuggle the crap over the border. Drug cartels are scary powerful because of the multi-billion dollar industry they're in charge of. And even if we take down a network, another one just pops right back up and takes it place. All we're doing right now is wasting law enforcement officers lives, and some druggies lives too cause of the dangers of a unregulated drug industry. Legalizing drugs won't make the first part of this any better. As for cops and druggies? We're often going about things the wrong way. Locking someone up for being addicted really isn't the way to go. These people need help more than anything else (in most cases, at least). Quote: So? It's like you're saying it's the government's business to go into people's lives and say how they can treat their body. It's not. If they wanna try drugs, they risk getting addicted. It sucks for them, but it's the consequence to their choices. The key word there is choice. We live in a free country. We rise and fall by our own choices and decisions. That's the foundation of our country. First off, I don't get how "if they become wide-spread etc." = "oh my god government should control everyone's lives lols." Last time I checked, we still have law in this country, and there are certain things you can and cannot do. There's no such thing as a perfectly free country, and on top of that, I think it's obvious that Europe and Canada are kind of beating us at this whole free thing in so many ways lately. And really, let's not forget psychiatry. They tell people not to cut, they tell people not to be anorexic, and if you do those things and get caught, YOU GON GET LOCKED UP with a fancy jacket. Same thing goes with drugs. I wouldn't consider that to really be freedom either, but hey, what can you do? Back to topic. No, it's not the government's business what you want to do with your body. Want to buy illegal drugs and use them? Sure, go ahead, you can. Government can't do anything about that, but they're going to go after the dude that sold it to you, and when you get addicted, they might (hopefully) send you to rehab. Whoo! I think you do have a point with the "government shouldn't control our bodies" thing, but there are a lot of crappy things revolving around this topic. I was going to say more, but seeing as how I got sidetracked and stopped typing anything on this post nearly an hour ago, I've lost my train of thought. So uh, bye, lols. I has slight ADD.


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