spurgeonryan said:
Says someone with no kids. When you have a crack addict robbing your house or something else horrible happening due to drugs you will think twice.
In a perfect world we could live without laws, taxes amd everyone could be on drugs and eat what they want without any problems to society. Sadly, young Earth citizens do no realize their actions affect the people around them until they are older. By then it is usually too late. |
I would worry more about drinking and driving
Every day in America, another 27 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes.
Teen alcohol use kills 4,700 people each year - that’s more than all illegal drugs combined.
Instead of spending money on the war on drugs, perhaps better education and researching ways to make cars safer would be better.
Crack is a cheaper version of cocaine, made by dealers to make more profit. The war on drugs only helps crack.
It's hard to say what the right approach is. Ectasy or MDMA used to be a theraputical drug with little harm. SInce it became illegal in 1985 dealers have started using the street name to sell all kinds of variants, what is called Ecstasy today can contain a wide mixture of substances—from LSD, cocaine, heroin, amphetamine and methamphetamine, to rat poison, caffeine, dog deworming substances, etc. It's still the most widely used party drug. I've used it myself in the Netherlands. MDMA is not addictive and safe if you know what you are doing. Yet when the mdma content became suspect I left it alone, and some friends of mine started experimenting with cocaine instead, deemed safer :/ They're all fine luckily, quit while they were still ahead.
It's odd how the world changes. LSD was used by scientists. My mother actually had her first experience with weed in class. Everyone was offered to try some to learn about its effects. Nowadays all drugs are bad, and instead of educating and helping people we rather put them in jail, which costs a lot more. I've been watching 60 days in, a reality show following 7 participants voluntarily spending 60 days in county jail. Most people are there for drug offences, and its fascinating to see how quickly people become institutionalized and form bonds that will do a lot more harm than good.
