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To: redgolum
Drugs hurt other people, not just the user.

In what way(s)?

So does a lot of things.

Which things? Should they be banned as drugs are?

Then why ban plundering?

Because plundering hurts the plundered. Now will you answer my questions?

57 posted on 02/15/2012 7:49:27 AM PST by JustSayNoToNannies (A free society's default policy: it's none of government's business.)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies; redgolum

I doubt you’ll get a response, as s/he cannot overcome the internal inconsistencies of his/her “argument” without the rampaging marauders.


58 posted on 02/15/2012 9:10:40 AM PST by dcwusmc (A FREE People have no sovereign save Almighty GOD!!! III OK We are EVERYWHERE!!!)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies
Sure. I do have a life outside of FR.

I had a kid who was baked up to his eyeballs open a valve and burn a few of his coworkers. I had another at a different plant drive a fork truck into an acid tank and hurt himself, another coworker, and several on the hazmat team who had to clean up.

In both cases, the law was I couldn't have them take a pee test randomly. In fact, the first we knew the kid had a issue, and were prevented by the ADA from acting on that knowledge, as it would be a violation of his rights.

That doesn't count the lives of family members of addicts who get dragged down with them. Or those friends who get assaulted when the addict needs his fix and can't find the money.

Now, that does happen with alcohol to. It happens with over the counter meds, and all kinds of thing. If you want to have a discussion about legalizing drugs, and the cost/benefits of such, fine.

But that isn't what you stated. You said that the law should not deal with morals. If so, then people being hurt or hurting themselves is of no concern to the state.

60 posted on 02/15/2012 10:21:17 AM PST by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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