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Originally posted by wellard:
MMMmm Not sure Dundee, the only restriction it causes IMO is the price goes up, what with all the bribes and such. Fags (that’s cigs to those USA types) are harder to buy than coke and more chance of the shopkeeper getting arrested for selling fags to the young kids outside his shop than the young kids outside his shop getting arrested for selling weed.
Bottom line is I don’t give a stuff if someone wants to do drugs ... I do care that my house gets robbed to pay for them. That the police are not tracking down perverts because they are on a drug bust somewhere, that thieves are getting out of jail early because the jails are full of sad young men done for selling a few lines.
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The thing is, some measure of order is better than no order at all. Freedom to do anything is freedom yes, but it is also chaos.
We're not talking about soft drugs here, like weed, but cocaine. It is not only a poison, but an addictive substance as well. Once you start, it is hard to stop. Legalising drugs is not going to be a miracle cure. If anything, it will spur more addictions and more cravings. More people will end up needing their fix, and who knows, may end up robbing you anyway.
Would you remove the age limit for gambling and smoking too? That's a restriction to your personal freedom too. In fact, every single law is a restriction of your personal freedom. Should we abandon the laws then?
You have the freedom to punch a man, and he has the freedom to punch you back. But is it right?
Absolute freedom is chaos. Regulated freedom is law. Which do you prefer?
The bottomline is, we do not live in an utopia. Ignoring the problem or whitewashing it is not going to make it go away.
Cheers.