On 9/16/05, Constance Nompelis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a perfect world I would be libertarian and say let > people do what they want to their own bodies... but > this world ain't perfect and the drug dealers are > shooting each other over turf and $$$ and the crack > pipes, hood stores, and blase attitudes of stores > owners are contributing to the madness. >
If the problem is drug dealers shooting each other and other people over turf and $$$, then banning crack pipes or other paraphernalia from corner stores isn't going to accomplish anything. Users and dealers aren't prevented or encouraged to use or sell drugs based on whether you can go into a store and buy a pipe, syringe, etc. There isn't anybody out there that is thinking, "I would start doing drugs if only I could buy a pipe, but since I can't I won't!" On the other hand, if that corner store sold the drugs themselves, then all the dealers would disappear, driven out of business by a higher quality and cheaper product. If the elimination of drug turf wars is the goal, then we should talk with our city and state leaders about ending this irrational War on Drugs. I haven't heard of too many shootings over tobacco and alcohol turf wars. -- Nathan Hunstad CARAG Minneapolis, MN PGP DH/DSS public key -- http://www.angelfire.com/mn/freakpower/nhpubkey.txt ________________________________________________ Do you Gonzo?! http://www.angelfire.com/mn/freakpower REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
