[Scourge of God]

What, the point that people can use marijuana recreationally and hold down professional jobs, lead a productive life, pay their taxes, go to church, essentially run their own lives without help from you or a nanny, puritan government? You can't be serious right? You don't get out much, do you?

Huh? First of all, why did you post this to me? I commented on the double standard of another poster, I did not comment on maryjane at all. Now, since you started this dustup, let's consider your point. I'll merely substitute your concept into other sins.

What, the point that people can use cocaine recreationally and hold down professional jobs, lead a productive life, pay their taxes, go to church, essentially run their own lives without help from you or a nanny, puritan government? You can't be serious right? You don't get out much, do you?

What, the point that people rape and murder recreationally and hold down professional jobs, lead a productive life, pay their taxes, go to church, essentially run their own lives without help from you or a nanny, puritan government? You can't be serious right? You don't get out much, do you?

And so on. You get the point.

Scourge

[WyldKard]

What, the point that people rape and murder recreationally and hold down professional jobs, lead a productive life, pay their taxes, go to church, essentially run their own lives without help from you or a nanny, puritan government? You can't be serious right? You don't get out much, do you?

WOW! I haven't seen this silly strawman argument used in three whole days.

Taking drugs in the privacy of your own home doesn't require you to usurp the inaliable rights of another individual, through force of violence or threats.

You CAN'T commit rape or murder or theft, or kidnapping, etc etc etc, without violating the rights of another individual. It just can't be done. Thus, it's in the interest of the state to intervine in any case of rape, or murder, or any crime that usurps the rights of another individual, no matter where it occurs. It is NOT in the interest of the state to spend 10 billion dollars a year to put away some non-violent feb smoking a joint in the privacy of his own living room. Well, unless you have a cushy-Government job...

Trying to compare the two is like comparing apples and oranges.

[tacticalogic]

Why stop there? Any reason not to take it to it's logical conclusion and argue that sloth, gluttony, and vanity should be capital crimes?

[jayef]

Actually, no I don't. People can and do use cocaine recreationally and hold down professional jobs. So what. As far as rape and murder, how do you equate that to smoking marijuana or using cocaine?