On 5/30/2010 5:02 PM, Bob W wrote:
Exactly so.
You're consistent in your perspective. That's excellent.
... I also think it should be legal for adults to use class A drugs
if they want to. Adults are responsible for their own safety; parents
and relatives are responsible for the safety of children, not the
government or groups of well-meaning do-gooders.
Two questions.
1. What is it "class A drugs"? I am unfamiliar with drugs classification.
2. Consider the same situation from the child perspective. Once born in
a state of A, B or C, they become fully fledged citizens of that state,
right? Then, does it mean that mere right and privilege of a child to
live their life out in full is in fact dependent on degree of
responsibility of their parents? I am thinking that it is rather tricky
question to answer in a simple clean cut manner. I also think that it is
in the direct interest of a state to increase the likelihood of any
child growing up to be a full adult. Therefore, as such the state might
and probably should endeavor to have an influence on certain things.
The government, medical profession etc. should provide information
about the effects of these activities on our health and let us decide
what we want to do about it, provided we're only affecting
ourselves.
So, you say, injecting heroin (provided it is injected) is fine as long
as it is done behind doors alone? Isn't it a bit shallow perspective?
This is the classic liberal position on such matters.
Pleasure to make an acquaintance.
Boris
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