Pot in America

[--Pete]

Hi,

It's the tendancy of these stupid people to take non-stupid people down with them.

You posted this as a reply to a partial sentence from kandrathe. The whole sentence was, "It is sad when people die by their own stupidity, but again, I'm not sure you can legislate it away." The critical part isn't that stupidity kills both stupid and non-stupid people, for that is a trivially true fact. The critical part is that legislation isn't the answer.

Again, what you say would be true if legalizing drugs actually increased drug usage. Since the opposite has been the case where drug restrictions were reduced, then your argument becomes one *for* legalizing drugs. Legal drugs gives less users gives less opportunities for the stupid to kill the smart.

What you said in your last post is mostly true. But one phrase is ironically wrong:

. . . the more innocents get caught in the crossfire.

Figuratively? Maybe. Literally? I suspect that a lot more people get killed in the crossfire of gang turf wars over the distribution of drugs now than they would if drugs were legalized. I don't know, but it seems that a lot of the alcohol related violence of prohibition went away when it was repealed. Maybe we could learn something from that -- if we have an open mind.

So far, you have completely failed to make your case. I suspect it is because your case is false. But, if you wish to continue arguing, please at least find something to argue which is both factual and pertinent. What you're spouting may go over in a Sunday sermon, confirming people's prejudices, but when you bring it out of the church, be prepared for honest, critical, open-minded, analysis and disagreement. Check your facts. Oh, and also check your spelling.

-Pete