People use, "consume", "ingest" alcohol, heroin, pot, crack or whatever to GET HIGH! Why is the alcohol "high" more responsible than any of the others?
Many less traffic deaths attributed to the others. Many less spouse beatings attributed to the others...
Njtogl, Explain, in what way, that heroin is more harmful, or has caused more ruined lives than alcohol. I'll answer for you, you don't get holes in your arm from booze, but then again you don't get a beer gut from smack.
We will never stop drugs or drug users.
We are spending billions and billions incarcerating individuals who are using substances that are, in most cases, no more, or even less harmful than a substance that the government taxes. It's ludicrous.
The only detriment associated with drugs and not paralleled in alcohol are the shootings and killings among the illegal purveyors and the ridiculous incarceration of users. There was a time when the exact same things were happening because of prohibition.
It is time and anyone who says it isn't is an idiot.
I would have more respect for lawmakers who would call for ALL intoxicating substances to be banned. We would at least know which of our elected officials were insane as opposed to stupid.
Man gets 5 years for heroin trafficking
People use, "consume", "ingest" alcohol, heroin, pot, crack or whatever to GET HIGH! Why is the alcohol "high" more responsible than any of the others?
Many less traffic deaths attributed to the others. Many less spouse beatings attributed to the others...
May 18, 2009 at 2:04 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Man gets 5 years for heroin trafficking
E328,
Really, the semantics of how a drug is ingested is germane?
My best friend in the 101st Airborne Division was medevaced from Nam because he smoked the crap.
So you think cause crack is smoked it's ok??
Stan, taking what is not yours is always wrong.
Do you drink?
May 16, 2009 at 4:31 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Man gets 5 years for heroin trafficking
Njtogl,
Explain, in what way, that heroin is more harmful, or has caused more ruined lives than alcohol. I'll answer for you, you don't get holes in your arm from booze, but then again you don't get a beer gut from smack.
We will never stop drugs or drug users.
We are spending billions and billions incarcerating individuals who are using substances that are, in most cases, no more, or even less harmful than a substance that the government taxes. It's ludicrous.
The only detriment associated with drugs and not paralleled in alcohol are the shootings and killings among the illegal purveyors and the ridiculous incarceration of users. There was a time when the exact same things were happening because of prohibition.
It is time and anyone who says it isn't is an idiot.
I would have more respect for lawmakers who would call for ALL intoxicating substances to be banned. We would at least know which of our elected officials were insane as opposed to stupid.
May 16, 2009 at 8:24 a.m. permalink suggest removal