I'm a parent and I disagree completely. I do not want my children to smoke, so I will be sure to teach them what can happen to them if they do smoke. When my child leaves the house though, he has every right to smoke if he wants to. I am my child's parent. I do not need the government to be my parent.
I -would- legalize drugs, but only if the punishment for driving under the influence was as high as second degree murder (at least). If you chose to drink/smoke/whatever and do not make plans to get home w/o driving yourself, then you have chosen to be a danger to society. You should not get a slap on the wrist. On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:04:38 -0500, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My youngest son (almost 4) has said of my mother smoking; I love that smell. > He also once asked for her to come over with a cigarette. If Drugs were > legal then this child with little self control or idea of choice would be > exposed to it at some point and be not only temped but forced into it due to > the addictive nature. Should drugs be illegal? Yes. Should cigarettes be > illegal? Yes. > That is what just about any parent will say and I agree. > > On the other hand, read a comic called Judge Dredd. In it, they have smoking > emporiums where people go to smoke. It's a sealed environment with no > environmental impact and no chance of a passerby to be exposed. > > Go ahead and legalize drugs, just keep them away from me and mine. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 12:27 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Legalize Drugs (was: nws - now *this* guy is upset.) > > > > > Howie Hamlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I see that they want to legalize all drugs. I can't see how that's a > > good idea. > > > Marijuana, maybe, but legalizing cocaine? > > > > That's what I like about libertarians, they believe in liberty! The > > problem with drugs is that the current theory is 2 fold: > > > > 1.) It's immoral and the federal governement should legislate morality. > > > > 2.) Drugs are so awesome, and people are so weak, that if drugs were > > legal everyone would use them and then there'd be anarchy; or at least > > wrongful injury and death would rise. > > > > Here's my view: > > > > 1.) No non-drug users that I know were disuaded because drugs are > > illegal; I've never heard "well I would, but it's illegal." Nobody I > > know that uses drugs cares if they're illegal; they just factor it in > > as a risk of life. Look at drunk drivers. > > > > 2.) Drug use is a medical problem, not a criminal one. So while we > > probably don't want heroin available at the local 7-11, if somebody is > > caught with it or using it they should be treated medically. > > (Hazelden, Betty Ford, etc.) > > > > 3.) There should be safe ways to get and use drugs should someone > > choose too, i.e., needle parks. By providing drugs for free, we'd > > take the profit incentive out of drug dealing and crime rates would > > fall: theft, armed robbery, prostitution, buglury, et al. > > > > The libertarians are on to something! > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:136366 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
