But alcohol is a drug that causes LOTS of crime. Most domestic
violence, many rapes, asaults, robberies. Not to mention DWI,
insurance costs, health care costs, diabetes.

If you want to say that because a drug is legal it doesn't cause harm,
that is going to be a tough one to swallow.

On 7/27/05, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> <quote>Yes but drugs and prostitution breed crime.</quote>
> 
> But how much of that is because they are illegal?  This is bit of a chicken 
> and egg question.  Are other crimes associated with these activities because 
> of their inherent nature, or more just because they are currently illegal, so 
> other illegal activity occurs around them.

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