Let's use cigarette smoke as an analogy. I am in favor of banning smoking in public, in spite of the fact that I think that in general the less government the better. I don't think tobacco should be illegal, as long as I don't have to be exposed to it.
Dana On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:34:06 -0500, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, but can you control when they would be exposed if it was legal. If > someone can walk down the street smoking a blunt, can you protect your > children from the smoke? Could you protect yourself? > I'd rather that drugs were legal but heavily controlled. I'd also prefer > people to have common sense. As they don't seem to have the latter (much), I > can't trust in the former. > > I'll teach my kids the dangers, I'll stress that its bad and I'll keep them > away from them as long as I can. I give them a LOT of leeway in things that > I don't feel are a danger to them. This I think is. > > > > > I'm a parent and I don't think drugs should be illegal. I also think > > that it's my responsibility as a parent to keep my young and > > impressionable child away from drugs, if I deem them offensive. Or > > better yet, let him know about the downside of drugs. > > > > > > On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:04:38 -0500, Michael Dinowitz > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > That is what just about any parent will say and I agree. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:136406 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
