Wow, How did I miss all this?
Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 3:09 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Why CIA Permantly Hurt By Plame Leak > > > <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. > > This is ten years old and a lot to read, which I have not > complete done so. But this quote from a San Francisco Task Force > to study prostitution is most interesting, "The Task Force > therefore recommends that the City departments stop enforcing and > prosecuting prostitution crimes." [http://www.bayswan.org/3sumrec.html] > > Drugs have other issues involved, but I'm always drawn to the > discrepancy of treating some drugs (alcohol and tobacco) > differently then others (marijuana, ect.) > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > www.BloodSource.org > Sacramento, CA > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > - Cynthia Dunning > > ....-----Original Message----- > ....From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ....Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:43 PM > ....To: CF-Community > ....Subject: Re: Why CIA Permantly Hurt By Plame Leak > .... > ....On 7/27/05, Gruss Gott wrote: > ....> Here are my requirements - are they really so tough: > ....> > ....> 1.) Don't take my money. Clean up the tax code, dump the Pork, and > ....> engage charity. > ....How do you dump the pork and get anything done? > ....Engage charity? But not religious charity? > ....I thought Libertarians felt charity is up to the individual not the > ....State. > ....Or by engage did you mean eliminate? > .... > ....> 2.) Don't take my liberty. Just protect my pursuit of happiness and > ....> stay out of it unless I get in way of someone else. If you > want to go > ....> farther, drugs and prostitution are health problems not > criminal ones. > ....> Save us all a lot of hassle and legalize and regulate > them. And stay > ....> the hell off my property! > ....Yes but drugs and prostitution breed crime. Would you prefer the > ....government take over the drug and whore trade? > ....Serious question. Do you think they can be regulated in a > safe uncorrupt > ....way? > .... > ....> 3.) Don't take my local gov't. You're in Washington, stop trying to > ....> make local decisions. Get out of abortion, drugs, prostitution, > ....> religion, education and anything else that the states should work. > .... > ....If the Federal Government left abortion to the states then most of the > ....south would ban it. That would hurt the poor in those states. > .... > ....> I think McCain would be that best at doing nothing which seems to be > ....> the best we can hope for. > .... > ....Doing nothing doesn't work in DC. It's a give and take game and if you > ....play it right it won't be a disaster. Look at Bush 41, he bet on the > ....Dems support and didn't get it. They made him a lame duck for three > ....years. > .... > .... > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:166853 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
